Raja Sardar v. State Of West Bengal

28.09.2022 sdas rejected C.R.M.(DB) No. 3269 of 2022 In Re:- An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Bhangore Police Station Case No. 215 dated 28.03.2016 under Sections 498A/302/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act and subsequently added Sections 394/397/120B of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 25(1)(a)/27 of Arms Act. And In Re : Raja Sardar ..... petitioner Mr. Biplab Mitra Ms. Trina Mitra ... for the petitioner Ms. Faria Hossain Mr. Anand Keshari ... for the State Mr. Rabi Sankar Chattopadahyay Mr. Sayan Chattopadhyay Mr. Rounak Majumdara ... for de facto complainant Learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner submits he is in custody for four years. It is also submitted there is no evidence collected against him.

Learned Counsel appearing for the State and defacto complainant opposes prayer for bail and submits trial is in progress.

We have considered materials on record. Trial is in progress. A number of witnesses have been examined. Alleged deficiencies in evidence adduced requires to be assessed in the backdrop of the entire evidence on record at the conclusion of trial.

In view of the aforesaid circumstances and gravity of the offence, 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 expedite the trial and conclude the same as expeditiously as possible preferably within one year from the next date fixed for recording evidence without granting unnecessary adjournment to either of the parties. (Ajay Kumar Gupta, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)