Kumkum Chakraborty @ Mousumi v. State Of West Bengal And ANR

16.01.2024 sdas rejected C.R.M.(DB) No. 4847 of 2023 In Re:- An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Dum Dum Police Station Case No. 623 of 2022 dated 26.08.2022 under Sections 366A/370/370A/372/373/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3/4/5/7/9 of the Immoral Trafficking Prevention Act and Section 17 read with Section 6 of the POCSO Act. And In Re : Kumkum Chakraborty @ Mousumi .... Petitioner Mr. Debasis Kar ....for the petitioner Mr. Swapan Banerjee Ms. Debjani Sahu ...... for the State

1. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits her husband had expired while she was in custody. She has a teen aged daughter. She wants to be released on bail to take care of her daughter.

2. Learned Counsel for the State opposes the bail prayer.

3. We have considered the materials on record. Statements of the victims show petitioner had trafficked them for sexual exploitation. Trafficking for sexual exploitation is an organized crime which has far reaching social impact. There are materials implicating the petitioner in the case. Hence, we are not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage.

4. The application for bail is, thus, rejected. (Gaurang Kanth, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)