Rajib Barua@Rajib Baruah v. The State Of West Bengal

27.02.2023

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

Sl. No.118 Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri akd [Rejected] C. R. M. (DB) 117 of 2023 In Re: An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure filed on 08.02.2023 in connection with Dinhata Police Station Case No. 419 of 2022 dated 29.08.2022 under Section 370 of the Indian Penal Code read with Section 5 of the Immoral Traffic Prevention Act. (G.R. Case No.464 of 2022) And In Re: Rajib Barua @ Rajib Baruah ... ... Petitioner Mr. Ratan Chandra Roy ... ... for the petitioner Mr. Aditi Sankar Chakraborty .. ld. Addl. Public Prosecutor Mr. Sourav Ganguly ... ... for the State Heard the learned Advocates appearing for both the parties. We have considered the materials on record. Statement of the victim shows petitioner had procured her for sexual exploitation. In view of the nature of offence involving an organized racket for exploiting women, we are not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage. The application for bail is thus rejected.

(Subhendu Samanta, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)