Bachhu Acharjee @ Nakku @ Bachu Acharya And ANR. v. The State Of West Bengal

19.08.2024 Court No.1 SL No.4 AP/akb HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI CRM(DB) 305 of 2024 In Re: - An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Dhupguri P.S. Case No.

of dated 12.08.2023 under Sections 302/201/379/34 of the IPC.

And In the matter of: Bachhu Acharjee @ Nakku @ Bachu Acharya and Anr.

....Petitioners.

Mr. Debasish Mukherjee Ms. Srishti Sarkar ...For the Petitioners.

Mr. Aditi Shankar Chakraborty Mr. Abhijit Sarkar Mr. Kallol Nag ...For the State.

1.

The application for bail is canvassed on the ground that the petitioners are in custody for more 374 days and the trial has not commenced till date.

2.

Counsel for the State opposes the prayer for bail and has produced the case diary.

3.

It appears that the petitioners were seen carrying the dead body of the deceased in a sack out of the residence in CCTV footage. The gold articles are recovered from the custody of the petitioners.

4.

In the backdrop of the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioners. 5.

The application for bail is, thus, rejected.

(Rajasekhar Mantha, J.) (Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee, J.)