Padma Saha @ Padam Saha Roy v. State Of West Bengal

08.08.2022 Sl. No.16 akd [Rejected] C. R. M. (DB) 2545 of 2022 In Re: An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure filed on 26.07.2022 in connection with Pandua Police Station Case No.

of dated 25.09.2017 under Sections 363/366/372/373 of the Indian Penal Code, Sections 3/4/5/6 of the Immoral Trafficking (Prevention) Act, 1956 and Sections 12/17/18 of the POCSO Act.

And In Re: Padma Saha @ Padam Saha Roy ... ... Petitioner Mr. Sudip Ghosh Chowdhury ... ... for the petitioner Mr. Rudradipta Nandy .. ld. Addl. Public Prosecutor Ms. Sreeparna Das ... ... for the State It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that she is in custody for about 105 days. It is further submitted petitioner is in no way involved in the offence.

Learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposes the prayer for bail.

Report is filed by the Circle Inspector, Mogra, Hooghly (Rural). It appears from the report further investigation is in progress to trace out the absconding accused. Petitioner was interrogated in the correctional home.

We have considered the materials on record. Allegation relates to trafficking of a minor victim. Further investigation is in progress. In view of the aforesaid circumstances, we are not inclined in granting bail to the petitioner at this stage. The application for bail is thus rejected.

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