Sujit Das v. State Of West Bengal

26.09.2022.

32.

Ct.No.28 as (Rejected) C.R.M. (DB) 3235 of 2022 In Re:- An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Deganga P.S. Case No.635 of 2021 dated 18.10.2021 under Sections 376(3)/506 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 6 of the POCSO Act. In the matter of : Sujit Das.

... Petitioner.

Mr. Arnab Chatterjee, Ms. Dhanasree Biswas.

...for the Petitioner.

Mr. S. S. Imam, Mr. S. Kundu.

...for the State.

Petitioner is in custody for more than a year. He prays for bail.

Learned Advocate for the State opposes the prayer for bail. He submits trial is in progress.

We have considered the materials on record. Statement of the minor victim implicates the petitioner in the offence of penetrative sexual assault. Trial is in progress. Under such circumstances and in view of gravity of the offence, we are not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected.

Trial court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same at an early date preferably within six months from the next date fixed for recording evidence without granting any unnecessary adjournment to either of the parties. (Ajay Kumar Gupta,J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)