Ajay Das @ Ajoy Das v. State Of West Bengal

14.12.2020 tkm/ct 28 C.R.M. 10359 of 2020 sl no. 83 In Re : An application for bail under section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure filed on 16.1.2020 in connection with Burdwan P.S case no. 1250/2017 dated 10.12.2017 under sections 395/397/412 of the Indian Penal Code And In Re : Ajay Das @ Ajoy Das ........ petitioner Mr. A Ganguly ...... for the petitioner Mr. Swapan Banerjee Ms. P Ghosh ...... for the State Heard the learned advocates appearing for the parties. Statements of witnesses prima facie disclose involvement of the petitioner in the alleged dacoity. Petitioner has criminal antecedents. Trial is in progress.

In view of the gravity of the offence and other attending circumstances, we are not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for bail is rejected. Trial court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same as expeditiously as possible preferably within three months from the next date fixed before it for recording evidence without granting unnecessary adjournment to either of the parties. (Suvra Ghosh, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)