Bakul Mondal v. State Of West Bengal

07.11.2022 sdas rejected C.R.M.(DB) No. 3640 of 2022 In Re:- An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Dhantala Police Station Case No. 412 of 2021 dated 31.08.2021 under Sections 363/365/366B/370/34 of the Indian Penal Code read with Section 5 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act and Section 13 of the Foreigners Act.

And In Re : Bakul Mondal ..... petitioner Mr. Sayan De Mr. Sayan Kanjilal Mr. Kaustav Shome ... for the petitioner Mr. Rudradipta Nandy, learned APP Mr. Suman De ... for the State Learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner submits he is in custody for 433 days. He renews his prayer for bail. Learned Counsel appearing for the State opposes prayer for bail.

We have considered materials on record. Petitioner was involved in procuring victims across the international border for sexual exploitation.

In view of nature of offence involving vulnerable victims, we are not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. The application for bail is, thus, rejected. Trial court is directed to consider the issue of framing of charge at the earliest and in the event charge is framed to take

the proceeding to its logical conclusion without granting unnecessary adjournment to either of the parties. (Ajay Kumar Gupta, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)