Dilip Ghosh v. State Of West Bengal And ANR

28.01.2026

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

Item No. M/L.207 CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION Ct.No.35 dc.

Rejected C.R.M. (M) 2031 of 2025 In Re : An Application for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, filed in connection with Halisahar Police Station Case No. 317 of 2022 dated 10.12.2022 under Section 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.

And In Re : Dilip Ghosh ... Petitioner.

Mr. Santanu Talukdar, Mr. Manojit Debnath ... For the Petitioner.

Ms. Puspita Saha ... For the State.

Report submitted on behalf of the State be kept with the record.

Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody for more than three years and till date, only six witnesses have been examined. Learned advocate appearing for the State, on the other hand, opposes the prayer for bail and submits that she has instructions that the evidence of the investigating officer is only left.

Having regard to the totality of the circumstances, I direct the learned Special Court to pronounce the verdict of the case (considering the custodial detention of the present petitioner) within a period of five months from the date of communication of this order.

Learned advocate appearing for the State would, on the next date, communicate this order to the learned Trial Court so that appropriate steps be taken.

At this state, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected.

Petitioner would be at liberty to approach this Court after the aforesaid period is over.

The application for bail, being CRM (M) 2031 of 2025, is, thus, disposed of.

All concerned parties shall act on the server copy of this order duly 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.)