Niranjan Bera @ Ashis v. The State Of West Bengal And ANR

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22.07.2024 Court No.28 (Tanmoy) Rejected

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION CRM (DB) 2252 of 2024 In Re: - An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, in connection with Tamluk P.S. Case No. 706/2022, dated 10.08.2022.

And In the matter of: - Niranjan Bera @ Ashis ...petitioner.

Mr. Abhinaba Mukherjee, Adv.

...for the petitioner.

Ms. Anasuya Sinha, Ld. APP, Mr. Md. Sayed Khan, Adv.

...for the State.

Dictated by Partha Sarathi Sen, J.

The petitioner renews his prayer for bail on the ground that the victim has already been examined.

We have perused the deposition of the victim lady. There are sufficient incriminating material against the present accused petitioner. We are not convinced to exercise our discretion in favour of the petitioner.

Hence, the prayer for bail is rejected, at this stage. The application for bail being CRM (DB) 2252 of 2024 is accordingly dismissed.

Considering the long detention of the present accused petitioner, we request the learned Trial Court to conclude the trial preferably within a year from the date of communication of this order. The prosecution is hereby directed to ensure the attendance of the charge-sheeted witnesses on each and every date as per schedule fixed by the learned Trial Court, failing Signed By :

TANMOY GHOSH High Court of Calcutta 23 rd of July 2024 11:42:15 AM

which, the learned Trial Court will be at liberty to take appropriate coercive measure against the said charge-sheeted witnesses.

This order shall be immediately communicated to the learned Trial Court by both the parties.

(Arijit Banerjee, J.) (Partha Sarathi Sen, J.) Signed By :

TANMOY GHOSH High Court of Calcutta 23 rd of July 2024 11:42:15 AM