Swapan Mallick @ Swapan Kr Mallick v. State Of West Bengal And ANR

25.08.2022 cm/ct 28 C.R.M. (DB) No. 2855 of 2022 sl. no.12 In Re : An application for bail under section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Hanskhali P.S Case No. 306 of 2022 dated 05.04.2022 under Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.

Rejected And In Re : Swapan Mallick @ Swapan Kumar Mallick. ..... petitioner Ms. Minoti Gomes ...... for the petitioner Mr. Arijit Ganguly Mr. Avik Ghatak ...... for the State Petitioner is in custody for 142 days. He prays for bail. We have considered the materials on record prima facie disclosing involvement of the petitioner in subjecting a six year old girl to penetrative sexual assault.

In view of the aforesaid incriminating materials and gravity of the offence, we are not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected at this stage.

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