Mithun Singha v. State Of West Bengal

31.10.2022 tkm/ct 28 C.R.M. (DB) 3830 of 2022 sl no.78 In Re : An application for bail under section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Khatra Police Station Case No. 35/2021 dated 28.7.2021, under Sections 367/376/511/326/379/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

And In Re : Mithun Singha ........ petitioner Mr. Samiran Mandal Mr. A. Dan Mr. N Sananta ...... for the petitioner Mr. Prasun Datta Mr. N Dhali ...... for the State Petitioner is in custody for 460 days. It is submitted there is slow progress in the trial of the case.

Learned lawyer for the State opposes the prayer for bail. We have considered the materials on record. Statement of the victim girl shows she was assaulted and attempted to be ravished. Bail prayer of the petitioner was rejected on merits in February 2022. Trial has considerably progressed since then. Under such circumstances, we are not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage.

Accordingly, the prayer for bail is rejected. Trial court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same at an early date without granting unnecessary adjournments to either of the parties.

(Partha Sarathi Sen, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)