Mousumi Singha v. The State Of West Bengal And ANR

18.02.2026 Item No.34 Ct.No.6 b.das Allowed

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION C.R.M. (M) 410 of 2025 In Re : An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure read with Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, in connection with Kharibari Police Station Case No. 216 of 2025 dated 01.08.2025 under Sections 64/68/61(2)/49/3(5) of the BNS. And In Re :

Mousumi Singha ... Petitioner Mr. Somraj Paul Ms. Srishti Sarkar Mr. Sampad Roy ... for the Petitioner Mr. Abhijit Sarkar Ms. Namrata Das ... for the State Report submitted by the State is taken on record. None appears for the victim despite service.

The petitioner submits that the petitioner is languishing in custody with her 4 month old child for about six months. The principal accused has been granted bail by this Court. The said prayer was not objected to by the victim who in fact conceded to the same. The petitioner prays for bail.

Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer. I have considered the material on record.

The principal accused who appears to have allegedly ravished the victim has been granted bail by a co ordinate

Bench of this Court. The allegation against the petitioner is that she took the victim to the hotel where she was ravished by the principal accused. Charge sheet has been submitted. Further detention of the petitioner is not required for the purpose of custodial interrogation and she may be released on bail.

Accordingly prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed. The petitioner Mousumi Singha 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, Fast Track Court, Siliguri subject to condition that she shall appear before the learned trial Court on every date of hearing. She shall not intimidate witnesses or tamper with evidence in any manner whatsoever. In the event the petitioner fails to comply with any of the conditions as mentioned above without justifiable cause, the learned trial Court shall be at liberty to cancel her bail in accordance with law without further reference to this Court. The application being C.R.M. (M) 410 of 2025 is disposed of.

Case Diary be returned.

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

(Suvra Ghosh, J.)