Pranabesh Ghosh @ Pintu v. State Of West Bengal

09.10.2025 SL No.6 Court No.7 S.Gayen/ Rohan

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE C.R.M.(M) 1893 of 2025 In Re: An application for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Gangarampur Police Station Case No. 427 of 2025 dated 26.06.2025 under sections 318(4)/336(3)/61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 read with W.B.G. & P.C. Act pending before the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur.

-AndIn the matter of: Pranabesh Ghosh @ Pintu

...Petitioner

Mr. Rajdeep Majumder, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Abir Ranjan Neogi Mr. Karan Bapuli ...for the Petitioner Ms. Sonali Das Ms. Suruchi Saha ...for the State

1. Learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the State are present.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the parties.

3. Perused the materials in the case diary.

4. In the instant case, the petitioner is in custody for more than one month and the petitioner not named in the FIR is subsequently impleaded on the basis of the statements of the co-accused persons and it is an admitted position that there is no recovery from the said petitioner.

5. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail.

6. Upon considering the facts of the case and the period of detention, this Court is of the view that for the interest of justice, the petitioner should be granted bail.

7. Accordingly, the application for bail is, thus, allowed.

8. I direct the petitioner will be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) with two sureties of like amount each, one of whom must be a local, to the satisfaction of the ACJM, Gangarampur. The petitioner shall appear before the trial court on each and every day of substantive hearing subject to the provisions of Section 317 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973/Section 355 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and shall not intimidate the witnesses and/or tamper with evidence in any manner whatsoever. The petitioner shall meet the Investigating Officer once in a week, until submission of charge-sheet.

9. In the event, the petitioner fails to comply with any of the conditions as stated above, the learned Trial Court shall be at liberty to cancel his bail in accordance with law without further reference to this Court.

10. Thus, the application for bail being C.R.M. (M) 1893 of 2025 stands disposed of.

(Biswaroop Chowdhury, J.)