Krishna Mahali v. The State Of West Bengal And ANR

16.06.2025 Serial no. 4 [G.S.D] CALCUTTA HIGH COURT

IN THE CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI

CRM (M) 109 of 2025 In re : An Application for Bail under Section 483 of the BNSS, 2023 in connection with Sessions Case (POCSO) No. 50 of 2023 arising out of Banarhat P.S. Case No. 114 of 2023, dated 10.05.2023 under sections 376D/354C of the IPC, 1860 read with section 06 of the POCSO Act, 2012.

-AndIn the matter of : Krishna Mahali ... Petitioner(s) Mr. Arijit Ghosh ... for the petitioner(s) Mr. Nilay Chakraborty, ld. APP Ms. Sukanya Adhikari ... for the State Learned advocate for the petitioner submits that the other co-accused has been enlarged on bail. Learned advocate further submits that FIR was instituted after 11 months, as such, the petitioner may be released on bail. Learned advocate for the State has produced the Case Diary and submitted the DNA report reflecting that the same has matched with the present petitioner and the next date has been fixed by the learned trial court for examination of the accused persons under Section 313 of the Cr.P.C.

Having considered the advanced stage of the trial, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly the prayer for bail of the petitioner is Rejected.

However the Special Court would put in efforts so that after examination of the accused persons under section 313 of the Cr.P.C. verdict is pronounced within a period of three months.

Accordingly, CRM(M) 109 of 2025 is dismissed. Pending application(s), if any, is also disposed of. Parties to act on a server copy of this order duly collected from the official website of the Hon'ble High Court, Calcutta.

Urgent Photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties subject to compliance with all requisite formalities.

(Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)