Ramvaran Kewat @ Ramvaram Kewat @ Baran v. State Of West Bengal

03.09.2025 jb.

jdt.

CRM (M) 1180 of 2025 In Re : An Application for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed in connection with Golabari Police Station Case No. 336 of 2022 dated 01.09.2022 under Sections 302 of the Indian Penal Code.

And In Re : Ramvaran Kewat @ Ramvaram Kewat @ Baran Sahani ... Petitioner.

Sk. Toslim Ali Ms. Rituparna Bhadra ... For the Petitioner Ms. Rituparna Ghose Ms. Madhumita Basak ... For the State The petitioner is in custody for about three years and prays for bail.

Learned counsel for the petitioner takes this Court to an earlier order of this Court turning down the bail prayer of the petitioner on 14th August, 2024 wherein this Court directed the learned trial Court to expedite the trial and conclude the same as expeditiously as possible, within one year from the date of communication of this order. Learned counsel submits out of 17 witnesses only 1 witness has been examined in full and cross examination of the 2nd witness is pending.

Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that delay in trial is largely attributable to the petitioner who has taken several adjournments before the learned trial Court.

I have considered the material on record.

The victim was shot in open market. Several eye witnesses have implicated the petitioner in the alleged offence. Delay in trial can be attributed to both the petitioner as well as the prosecution and systemic reasons. The petitioner is in custody for about 3 years. Offence, if proved, shall attract mandatory life imprisonment.

Considering the prima facie role of the petitioner in the alleged offence, prayer for bail is rejected at this stage. The application for bail is disposed of.

Case diary be returned.

Urgent certified website copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities.

(Suvra Ghosh, J.)