Manjrish Tripathi v. State Of West Bengal

23.08.2022 sdas rejected C.R.M.(DB) No. 2829 of 2022 In Re:- An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Howrah GRPS Case No. of dated 29.12.2015 under Sections 376(2)(g)/376(D)/120B of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 4/8 of the POCSO Act.

And In Re : Manjrish Tripathi ..... petitioner Mr. Sandip Kumar Bhattacharyya Ms. Debanwita Pramanik ....for the petitioner Mr. Madhusudan Sur, learned APP Mr. Dipankar Pramanik ...... for the State Learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner submits he is in custody for more than six years. He prays for bail. Learned Counsel appearing for the State opposes prayer for bail and submits trial is at its fag end. Arguments are being advanced before the trial court.

We have considered materials on record. Arguments are being advanced before the trial court. Under such circumstances and in view of gravity of the offence involving gang rape, we are not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage.

The application for bail is, thus, rejected.

Trial court is directed to conclude the trial and deliver judgement expeditiously preferably within a period of two months from the date of closure of arguments by the parties. Copy of the order be transmitted to the trial court for necessary compliance.

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