Malay Barman v. The State Of West Bengal And ANR

AD-23 Ct No.01 Jalpaiguri 07.02.2023 TN Calcutta High Court In The Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri Appellate Side CRM (DB) 45 of 2023 In Re: - An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure filed on 10.01.2023 in connection with Dhupguri Police Station Case No. 532 of 2022 dated 09.09.2022 under Sections 376AB IPC, read with Section 6 of the POCSO Act, corresponding to Sessions (POCSO) Case No. 124 of 2022.

And In the matter of: Malay Barman .... petitioner Mr. Sudip Guha ....for the petitioner Mr. Hillol Saha Podder ... for the de facto complainant Mr. Ujjwal Luksam, Mr. Sagnik Sankar Sikdar ... for the State Keeping in view the gravity of the offence as well as the fact that the victim was merely 4 years old at the relevant juncture, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is refused.

Accordingly, CRM (DB) 45 of 2023 is dismissed. (Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya, J.) (Rai Chattopadhyay, J.)