Ramen Halder v. State Of West Bengal

14.11.2022 tkm/ct 28 C.R.M. (DB) 3933 of 2022 sl no.28 In Re : An application for bail under section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Ranaghat Women Police Station Case No. 142/2021 dated 2.12.2021 under Sections 376AB/448 of the Indian Penal Code read with section 6 of the POCSO Act And In Re : Ramen Haldar ........ petitioner Ms. M Gomes ...... for the petitioner Mr. Binay Panda Ms. Puspita Saha ...... for the State We have considered the materials on record. Statement of the minor victim implicates the petitioner in the offence of penetrative sexual assault. Date has been fixed for recording evidence. Under such circumstances, we are not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

Accordingly, the prayer for bail is rejected. Trial court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same at an early date.

(Ajay Kumar Gupta, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)