Bimal Biswas v. State Of West Bengal And ANR

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27-10-2025 (ct. no.446) debajyoti (allowed) CRM (M) 1617 of 2025 In re: An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure/483 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita in connection with Hanskhali Police Station Case No.155 of 2025 dated 18-03-2025 under Sections 126(2)/75(2)/118(2)/109(1)/351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

- A n d - In the matter of : Bimal Biswas .... Petitioner.

Mrs. Subhasree Patel, Ms. Shruti Mukhopadhyay ... For the Petitioner.

Ms. Shaila Afrin, Ms. Nahid Ahmed ... For the State.

1. Heard the submissions of learned advocates for the parties. Perused the materials on record, the nature of allegation leveled in the present petition and the role attributed by the petitioner.

2. The petitioner is in custody for days.

Investigation has come to an end by filing of charge sheet in the month of May, 2025. It is further intimated that charge has been framed by the learned trial Court and the schedule has been fixed for taking evidence.

3. Considering the nature of allegation leveled and the period of detention, this Court is of the view that further custodial detention is not required subject to the petitioner complying with the conditions imposed on him.

4. Accordingly, the petitioner, namely, Bimal Biswas, shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of

Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand), with two sureties of like amount each, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ranaghat. The petitioner shall appear before the learned trial Court on every date of hearing until further orders and shall not intimidate the witnesses and/or tamper with evidence in any manner whatsoever and shall not commit any cognizable offence in any manner whatsoever. The petitioner shall appear before the Officer-in-Charge/Inspector-in-Charge of the local police station once in a week, until further orders. The petitioner shall not enter the jurisdiction of Hanskhali Police Station except for the purpose of attending the court proceedings and meeting the Officer-in-Charge/Inspector-inCharge of the local police station. The petitioner, through his learned advocate, inform his current local address where he shall be residing while on bail, to the learned trial Court, the local police station and the jurisdictional police station where he shall be residing.

6. In the event the petitioner fails to comply with any of the conditions stipulated above, the trial Court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail in accordance with law without further reference to this Court.

7 The application for bail is, thus, allowed.

8. All parties shall act on the server copies of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court.

9. Criminal Section is directed to supply certified copies of this order to the parties, if applied for, upon compliance of all necessary formalities.

[Chaitali Chatterjee (Das), J.]