Pintu Mandal v. State Of West Bengal

17.07.2023 Sl. No.64 akd [Rejected] C. R. M. (DB) 2831 of 2023 In Re: An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure filed on 07.07.2023 in connection with Bhutni Police Station Case No.250 of 2022 dated 04.12.2022 under Sections 448/376/506 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 66E/67A of the I.T. Act. And In Re: Pintu Mandal ... ... Petitioner Mr. Arup Kumar Bhowmick ... ... for the petitioner Mr. Avishek Sinha ... ... for the State Heard the learned Advocates appearing for both the parties. We have considered the materials on record. Obscene pictures of the victim were uploaded on social media site. She was blackmailed and raped. Under such circumstances, we are not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage. The application for bail is thus rejected.

(Ajay Kumar Gupta, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)