Most. Hira Khatun @ Mst Hira Khatun @ Mosa Hira Khatun v. State Of West Bengal

January 15, 2026 Ct. No.28 AD 365 SG CRM (M) 2453 of 2025 In Re: - An application for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Suraksha Nagarik Sanhita in connection with Pukhuria PS Case No.392 of 2023 dated 29.08.2023 under Sections 302 of the IPC. And In the matter of: Most. Hira Khatun @ Mst Hira Khatun @ Mosa Hira Khatun ....petitioner Mr. Sandip Chakraborty Mr. Amanul Islam Mr. Sourav Mukherjee Mr. Kaustav Das Mr. Raja Das ... for the petitioner Mr. Saryati Dutta Mr. Manasi Roy ... for the State Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody for about two years and four months in connection with the instant case. All the witnesses who have been examined during trial till now have turned hostile. The only one left for examination are the formal witnesses.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State opposes the prayer for bail. However, he submits that only the formal witnesses are yet to be examined and the other witnesses examined have turned hostile.

Considering the above, the other materials available in the case diary and the length of custody already suffered by the petitioner, I am inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

Let the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of like amount each, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the learned ACJM, Chanchal, Malda and also be subject to the conditions that the petitioner shall appear before the trial Court on every date of hearing and shall not intimidate witnesses or tamper with evidence in any manner whatsoever.

The application for bail is, thus, allowed.

Personal appearance of the investigating officer is noted and is dispensed with.

Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance of requisite formalities. (Jay Sengupta, J.)