Md. Afzal @ Boronunu v. The State Of West Bengal And ANR.

CRM (A) 2497 of 2024 Court No. 29 (266041) c In re: An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of 29.07.2024 the Code of Criminal Procedure corresponding to Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita in connection with Islampur Police Station Case No. 150 of dated 26.02.2024 under Sections 448/323/379/506/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, read with Section 4 of the POCSO Act.

(AD 23) (S. Banerjee) (Rejected) And In the matter of: Md. Afzal @ Boronunu ...petitioner Mr. Niladri Sekhar Ghosh Ms. Sampurna Chatterjee Mr. Sharyar Alam ... for the petitioner Mr. Rana Mukherjee Mr. Dipankar Mahata ... for the State

1. Considering the materials available in the case diary, the statement of the victim directly implicating the petitioner for the alleged offence and the victim was a minor, we are not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

2. Accordingly, the application for anticipatory bail stands rejected.

(Uday Kumar, J.) (Soumen Sen, J.)