Khokan Sing v. State Of West Bengal And ANR

02.08.2023 Sl. No.32 as [Rejected] C. R. M. (DB) 3044 of 2023 In Re: An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure filed on 11.07.2023 in connection with Debra Police Station Case No. 168 of 2022 dated 08.04.2022 under Sections 363/365/376(2)(f)(n) of the Indian Penal Code read with Section 6 of the POCSO Act.

And In Re: Khokan Sing ... ... Petitioner Mr. Siddhartha Sarkar Mr. Aritra Kumar Thokdar ... ... for the petitioner Ms. Zareen N. Khan Mr. Ashok Das ... ... for the State Heard the learned Advocates appearing for both the parties.

We have considered the materials on record. Bail prayer of the petitioner was rejected earlier on merits. Statement of the minor implicates the petitioner in the offence of penetrative sexual assault. Under such circumstances and in view of gravity of the offence, we are not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage.

The application for bail is thus rejected.

(Gaurang Kanth, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)