Akhilesh Kumar@Akhilesh Singh v. State Of West Bengal

CIRCUIT BENCH OF CALCUTTA HIGH COURT AT JALPAIGURI CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION 12.05.2023 Court No.1 (sb 23) CRM(DB) 236 of 2023 In Re: An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 in connection with G.R. Case No. 5500 of 2022 corresponding to Siliguri Women Police Station Case No.197/2022 dated 22.12.2022 under Sections 4/5/7 of Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956. And In the matter of: Akhilesh Kumar @ Akhilesh Singh . .. . . . . .Petitioner.

Mr. Arunava Paul ... For the Petitioner.

Mr. Ujjal Luksom Mr. Biswarup Roy ... For the State.

Charge-sheet has not yet been filed, though more than 80 days have elapsed from the date when the petitioner was taken into custody. However, considering the nature of the offence, *the stage of investigation and that the petitioner is the prime accused, we are not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage. Accordingly, CRM (DB) 236 of 2023 is dismissed. (Ananya Bandyopadhyay, J.) (Arindam Mukherjee, J.)