Dilip Banik v. State Of West Bengal

25.11.2025 Court No.35.

D/L. 9.

Kausik CRM (M) 1897 of 2025 In Re: An Application for Bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023/Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 in connection with Tehatta Police Station Case No. 239/2020 dated 23.06.2020 under section 376AB of the Indian Penal Code and 4/6 of POCSO Act. And In the matter of : Dilip Banik & Anr.

......Petitioners.

Mr. Asraf Mandal ......for the Petitioners.

Ms. Sonali Das Mr. Nirupam Dhali ......for the State.

Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody for 5 years and 2 months and till date out of the proposed 9 witnesses by the prosecution only 5 witnesses have been examined.

On the other hand learned advocate for the State submits that examination of 5 witnesses are complete and the Investigating Officer is now being examined in chief and the next date has been fixed on 01.12.2025. According to the prosecution they do not intend to propose examination of any other witnesses.

Having regard to the submissions advanced on behalf of the State, I direct the prosecution to conclude the evidence by 31.12.2025. In the alternative, the learned Trial Court would release the petitioner on bail.

Accordingly, CRM (M) 1897 of 2025 is disposed of. No unnecessary adjournment be granted to any of the parties. The trial of the case would continue in spite of any resolution of the local bar.

Liberty is granted to the learned advocate appearing for the State to communicate this order to the learned Special Court.

All parties shall act in terms of server copy of the order downloaded from the official website of this Court. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities.

(Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)