Md. Selim @ Salim @ Mdd. Md. Selim v. The State Of West Bengal

05.03.2025 Item No.19 Court No.26 S.D.

(Bail granted) CRM (DB) 4345 of 2024 In re: An Application for Bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) in connection with Hirapur Police Station Case No. 316 of 2021 dated 25.10.2021 under Sections 186/332/353/120B of Indian Penal Code and under Sections 25(1A)/25(b)/26/27/28/35 of the Arms Act and adding Section 25(1)(a)/1B(a)(c)/6/7(1)/8/26/27(1)/29(a)(b)/35 of the Arms Act.

In the matter of: Md. Selim @ Salim @ Mdd. Md. Selim ... ... Petitioner Mr. Ayan Basu Sk. Salim Mr. Sumit Routh ... ... For the Petitioner Mr. Soumik Ganguly Ms. Debolina Das ...For the State Report as called for by the order dated February 20, 2025 filed in Court be taken on record.

Petitioner is in custody for a period of about 3 years and 4 months. 13 prosecution witnesses are scheduled to be examined at the trial. Only one was examined in part. Possibility of the trial concluding in the near future does not exist.

Role of the petitioner alleged is that he is the supplier of the raw materials for the purpose of manufacturing illegal arms.

Complicity of the petitioner may be decided at the trial.

In such circumstances, we are inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

Accordingly, we direct that the petitioner shall 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 local, to the satisfaction of the Learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Paschim Bardhaman at Asansol subject to the condition that the petitioner shall appear before the learned trial court on every date of hearing until further orders and shall not intimidate witnesses and/or tamper with evidence in any manner whatsoever. Petitioner will furnish his residential address in the jurisdiction of the local police station to the Officer-in-Charge of such police station and will report before the Officer-inCharge once a month. In the event, the petitioner fails to comply with the conditions as enshrined hereinbefore, it is open to the trial court to cancel the bail without further reference to this Court. The prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed. C.R.M.(DB) 4345 of 2024 is disposed of.

(Debangsu Basak, J.) (Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.)