Gostha Gopal Das v. State Of West Bengal

28.07.2022.

56.

Ct.No.28 as (Rejected) C.R.M. (DB) 2500 of 2022 In Re:- An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Maipith Costal P.S. Case No.20 of 2022 dated 14.03.2022 under Sections 363/376(2)(n) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 6 of the POCSO Act.

In the matter of : Gostha Gopal Das.

... Petitioner.

Md. Aslam Khan.

...for the Petitioner.

Mr. Swapan Banerjee, Ms. Mousumi Sarkar.

...for the State.

Heard the learned Advocates appearing for the parties. Petitioner renews his prayer for bail. He submits victim is a major lady.

Learned Advocate for the State opposes the prayer for bail. He, however, disputes such fact and submits bail prayer of the petitioner was rejected on 13th July, 2022. We have considered the materials on record. Petitioner had suppressed his marital status and cohabited with the victim. His bail prayer was rejected on 13th July, 2022 and there is no change in circumstances since then. Under such circumstances, we are not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected at this stage.

(Ananya Bandyopadhyay,J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)