Praneswar Roy@Praneshwar Roy And ANR v. The State Of West Bengal And ANR

16.06.2025 Item no. 7.

Court No.2.

Rakib (Allowed) In the High Court at Calcutta Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri Criminal Miscellaneous Jurisdiction CRM (M) 115 of 2025 In Re: An Application for Bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973/Under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Mekhliganj Police Station Case No. 63 of 2025 Dated 07.03.2025 under Sections 137(2)/140(3)/3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 adding Section 6 of the POCSO Act, 2012. And In the matter of : Praneswar Roy @ Praneshwar Roy & Anr. ......Petitioners.

Mr. Bibek Tarafder ......for the Petitioners.

Mr. Saikat Chatterjee, Mr. Chattu Roy.

......for the State.

Learned advocate appearing for the petitioners submit that the petitioners were arrested on 12.03.2025 and since then they are in custody. Learned advocate further submits that the investigation is still in progress and the petitioners are in custody for a period of 97 days.

Learned advocate for the State has produced the Case Diary and opposes the prayer for bail.

I have considered the statement under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure as well as the locus of the present petitioners who happen to be the parents of the

principle accused. Having regard to the same, I am of the view that further detention of the petitioners is unwarranted, as such the prayer for bail of the petitioners is allowed. Accordingly, the petitioners would furnish bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) each, with two sureties of like amount each, one of whom must be local to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Mekhliganj. If on bail, the petitioner no.1 shall once in a fortnight meet with the Investigating Officer till charge-sheet is submitted before the jurisdictional Court. In case there is any violation of the condition, the learned Special Court would be at liberty to cancel the bail without further reference to this Court. Accordingly, CRM (M) 115 of 2025 is allowed.

All parties shall act in terms of server copy of the order downloaded from the official website of this Court. (Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)