Prasanta Khetrapal v. State Of West Bengal

18.12.2020 tkm C.R.M. 10580 of 2020 sl no. 75 (via video conference) In Re : An application for bail under section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Jamalpur P.S case no. 354 of 2019 dated 27.10.2019 under section 302 of the IPC charge sheet submitted under section 302/392/397/411/34 IPC And In Re : Prasanta Khetrapal ...... petitioner Mr. S Banerjee ...... for the petitioner Mr. Sudip Ghosh Mr. B Banerjee ...... for the State Petitioner is in custody for 410 days and it is submitted that there is no direct evidence connecting the petitioner with the alleged crime.

Learned lawyer for the State opposes the prayer for bail and submits that victim was murdered and bludgeoned to death. Her mobile phone was recovered from the petitioner. Portion of the torn shirt was recovered from the place of occurrence matched with the wearing apparels of the petitioner.

We have considered materials on record in the light of the aforesaid submission made on the behalf of the prosecution. The circumstances are clinching and grave.

In view of the aforesaid fact and the gravity of the offence, we are not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage. Accordingly, the prayer for bail is rejected. (Suvra Ghosh, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)