Kakali Mondal @ Taposhi @ Buri @ Boudi v. The State Of West Bengal And ANR

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06.01.2025 Court No.29 (Pritam) (M/L) (Rejected)

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION CRM (DB) 3816 of 2024 In Re: - An application of bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 / Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

And In the matter of: - Kakali Mondal @ Taposhi @ Buri @ Boudi. .....petitioner.

Mr. Pronojit Roy ...for the petitioner.

Mr. Rudradipta Nandy, Ld. APP., Ms. Moushumi Sarkar ....for the State.

Dictated by Arijit Banerjee, J.

1. The charge is serious. Various sections of the IPC, Section 6 of the POCSO Act and various sections of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 have been pressed into service.

2. The petitioner says that she is in custody for about two years and ten months. The trial has still not concluded.

3. Learned State counsel tells us that examination of the accused under Section 313 of the Cr.P.C is in progress.

4. We, therefore, see that the trial is on the verge of completion. Prima facie, there are incriminating materials against the petitioner.

5. In view of the aforesaid, we are not inclined to allow the petitioner's prayer for bail, at this stage. However, considering

that the petitioner is in custody for close to three years, we request the learned trial court to conclude the trial as soon as possible without granting unnecessary adjournment to either of the parties.

6. The prayer for bail is, thus, rejected.

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(Arijit Banerjee, J.) (Apurba Sinha Ray, J.)