Raj Kumar Manna @ Gopal Manna v. State Of West Bengal

10.12.2021 tkm/ct 28 C.R.M. 6924 of 2021 sl no. 104 In Re : An application for bail under section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Jadavpur PS case no. 29/2017 dated 8.3.2017 under sections 328/376D/354C/506/34 of the IPC And In Re : Raj Kumar Manna @ Gopal Manna ........ petitioner Mr. A K Samanta ...... for the petitioner Mr. N Ahmed ...... for the State Petitioner is in custody for more than four years and it is submitted that there is slow progress in the trial of the case. Learned lawyer for the State opposes the prayer for bail. Having considered materials on record disclosing prima facie involvement of the petitioner in the alleged gang rape of the victim, we are of the opinion in view of the gravity of the offence, this is not a fit case to grant bail to the petitioner.

Accordingly, the prayer for bail is rejected. Trial court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same at an early date without granting unnecessary adjournments to either of the parties.

(Bivas Pattanayak, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)