Bhola Molla v. State Of West Bengal

07.11.2022 sdas rejected C.R.M.(DB) No. 3646 of 2022 In Re:- An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Basanti Police Station Case No. 417 of 2018 dated 29.04.2018 under Sections 313/363/365/368/372/376/34 of the Indian Penal Code read with Section 4 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act. And In Re : Bhola Molla ..... petitioner Mr. Angshuman Chakraborty ... for the petitioner Mr. Prasun Kumar Datta, learned APP Mr. S. Roy ... for the State Petitioner renews his prayer for bail.

Learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner submits coaccused Enjamul Molla has been released on bail. Learned Counsel appearing for the State opposes prayer for bail.

We have considered materials on record including the statement of the victim girl. Victim girl had been sold to the petitioner for sexual exploitation. He detained her and forced her to prostitution. She was not even released when she had become pregnant.

In view of predominant role of the petitioner in the crime, we are not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage. The application for bail is, thus, rejected. (Ajay Kumar Gupta, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)