Sarita Singh@Mary v. State Of West Bengal

rkd 28.09.2020 Ct. No.12 C.R.M. 6492 of 2019 (IA NO:CRAN 1 of 2020) (Through Video Conference) In Re: - An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure filed in connection with Haldia P.S. Case No. of dated 02/03/2019 under Sections 366A/367/368/370/370A/371/372/373/120B/109/34 of the Indian Penal Code and under Sections 17/21 of the POCSO Act and under Sections 3/4/5/6/7/9 of the ITPA. And In the matter of: - Sarita Singh @ Mary ....petitioner.

Mr. A. M. Khan ...for the petitioner.

Mr. N. Ahmed, Ms. A. Gaur ...for the State.

Petitioner undertakes to affirm and stamp the petition/application as per Rules within a month of resumption of normal functioning of the Court. Subject to such undertaking, the application is taken up for hearing through video conference. Accordingly, CRAN 1 of 2020 is disposed of.

Having considered the materials on record and bearing in mind the prima facie involvement of the petitioner in trafficking women for sexual exploitation as transpiring from the statement of the victim and in view of the gravity of the offence, we are not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

The application for bail is, thus, rejected.

(Kausik Chanda, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)