Sanju Das v. The State Of West Bengal And ANR.

13.02.2026 jb.

jdt.

Allowed

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION C.R.M. (M) 345 of 2025 In Re : An Application for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed in connection with N.J.P. Police Station Case No. 806/2024 dated 16.08.2024 under Section 6 of the POCSO Act read with Section 137(2)/140(4)/70(2) of BNS. And In Re : Sanju Das Mr. Bibek Tarafder Naser Ali Ms. Purbasha Sarkar ... For the Petitioner.

Ms. Namrata Das ... For the State Heard learned counsels for the parties.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody for more than 500 days and he has been falsely implicated. Only 2 out of 26 witnesses have been examined. The victim and her mother have not been able to substantiate the allegation before the learned trial Court. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer. I have considered the material on record.

The allegations are undoubtedly serious in nature. The victim and her mother have been examined. Upon consideration of the quality of evidence led by the victim and

her mother before the learned trial Court as well as other material on record, this Court is of the view that further detention of the petitioner is not necessary. Also only 2 out of 26 witnesses have been examined. There is remote possibility of completion of trial in near future. The petitioner be released on bail subject to stringent conditions. Accordingly, the prayer for bail is allowed.

The petitioner namely Sanju Das shall be released on bail upon furnishing bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only), with two sureties of like amount each, one of whom must be local to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge 2nd Court, Jalpaiguri cum learned Judge, Special Court under the POCSO Act Jalpaiguri subject to condition that he shall remain outside the jurisdiction of the Siliguri police station and shall furnish the address where he shall presently reside before the learned trial Court, the investigating officer and the concerned officer in charge of the police station under whose jurisdiction he shall henceforth reside. He shall appear before the learned trial Court on every date of hearing fixed by the learned trial Court. He shall not tamper with evidence or intimidate witnesses in any manner whatsoever.

In the event the petitioner fails to adhere to any of the conditions stated hereinabove, the learned trial Court shall

be at liberty to cancel his bail in accordance with law without further reference to this Court.

CRM (M) 345 of 2025 is disposed of.

Case diary be returned.

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.)