Sukumar Chandra Shil @ Sukumar Shil v. State Of West Bengal

September 25, 2025 4 ARDR (Rejected) In the High Court at Calcutta Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri CRM (R) 63 of 2025 In Re : An Application for bail under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed in connection with Naxalbari Police Station case no. 120 of 2025 dated 15/7/2025 under Sections 14A/14C of the Foreigners Act.

And In Re :

Sukumar Chandra Shil alias Sukumar Shil ... Petitioner.

Adv. Kumar Shantanu (through VC), Adv. Partho Proteem Das, ... for the petitioner.

Adv. Ujjwal Luksom (through VC), Adv. Chattu Roy, ... for the State.

The petitioner is in custody for about two months and prays for bail.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner intends to apply for Indian citizenship before the appropriate authority.

Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer. Admittedly the petitioner is a citizen of Bangladesh and has entered India without a valid passport. The order of the Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi issued on 1st September, 2025 is not applicable insofar as the petitioner is concerned. Charge sheet has been submitted. Prosecution proposes to examine seven witnesses. In the event the petitioner is granted bail at this stage, there is ample possibility of his absconding.

In view of the above, prayer for bail is rejected at this stage. The learned trial Court is directed to expedite the trial without granting any unnecessary adjournment to either of the parties.

The application for bail is disposed of.

All parties shall act on the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. Urgent certified website copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities.

(Suvra Ghosh, J.)