Prabhakar Sikdar And ORS v. The State Of West Bengal

28.02.2025 Serial no. 14 [Dd] (Bail Rejected) CRM (DB) 4427 of 2024 In re : An Application for Bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure corresponding to Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Farakka Police Station Case No. 116 of 2022 dated 13.04.2022 under Sections 395 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 read with Section 25(i)(a)/35 Arms Act, 1959.

-AndIn the matter of : Prabhakar Sikdar & Ors. ... ...Petitioners Mr. Sekhar Kr. Basu, Mr. Antarikhya Basu, Ms. Madhumita Basak, Advocate ... ... For the Petitioners Mr. Bibaswan Bhattacharya, Ms. Debarshi Brahma, Advocates ... ...For the State

1. Petitioners are in custody for two years 10 months.

2. Trial is in progress.

3. Stolen cash from a bank in a case of dacoity was recovered from the possession of three petitioners.

4. Petitioners were arrested from Behar.

5. Possibility of absconsion of the petitioners, if granted bail, exists.

6. Out of 56 prosecution witnesses 21 stand examined.

7. Considering the gravity of the offence and the involvement of the petitioners therein and the fact that trial is in progress, we are not inclined to grant bail to the petitioners.

8. Prayer for bail of the petitioners is rejected.

9. CRM (DB) 4427 of 2024 is dismissed.

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