Jaydev Pradhan v. State Of West Bengal

21.09.2020 Item No. 40 Sdas rejected C.R.M. 6936 of 2020 with CRAN 1 of 2020 (via video conferencing) In Re:- An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Ramnagar Police Station Case No. 43 of 2018 dated 21.03.2018 under Sections 366A/370/370A/374/373/120B/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3/4/5/6/7/9 of the Immoral Traffic Prevention Act and Section 4 of POCSO Act.

And In Re : Jaydev Pradhan ..... petitioner Mr. Kalyan Kumar Bhattacharjee ... for the petitioner Mr. N. Ahmed, learned A.P.P.

Ms. Amita Gour ... for the State Petitioner undertakes to affirm and stamp the petition/application as per Rules within one month of resumption of normal functioning of the court. Subject to such undertaking, the application is taken up for hearing through video conferencing.

Accordingly, CRAN 1 of 2020 is disposed of.

Having considered the materials on record prima facie disclosing involvement of the petitioner in trafficking women for sexual exploitation, we are of the opinion that in view of gravity of the offence this is not a fit case to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage.

The application for bail is, thus, rejected.

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