Sujoy Pal @ Blue Pal v. State Of West Bengal

19.09.2023 sdas rejected C.R.M.(DB) No. 3643 of 2023 In Re:- An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Dhubulia Police Station Case No. 117 of 2021 dated 08.04.2021 under Sections 302/120B/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

And In Re : Sujoy Pal alias Blue Pal .... petitioner Mr. Apalak Basu Mr. Mit Guha Roy ....for the petitioner Ms. Anasuya Sinha Mr. Pinak Kumar Mitra ...... for the State

1. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits he is in custody for over 888 days. It is also submitted that there is no direct evidence connecting him with the murder. He renews his bail prayer.

2. Learned Counsel for the State opposes the bail prayer and submits bail prayer of the petitioner was rejected on merits on a number of occasions. Date has been fixed for recording evidence on 7th October, 2023.

3. We have considered the materials on record. Petitioner was seen with the victim. On his leading statement blood stained wearing apparels of the victim and mobile phone were recovered. Bail prayer of the petitioner was rejected earlier

on merits. Date has been fixed for recording evidence. Accordingly, we are not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

4. The application for bail is, thus, rejected.

5. Trial court is directed to conduct the trial with utmost expedition by fixing schedules at regular intervals and to conclude the same as expeditiously as possible preferably within two years from the next date fixed for recording evidence without granting unnecessary adjournment to either of the parties.

6. Parties shall communicate this order to the trial court for due compliance.

(Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)