CRM(M)/1976/2026 of NETAI ROY Vs STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ANR on 15 September 2026

15.09.2026 Court No.35. D/L.26. Rakib (Allowed)

CRM (M) 1976 of 2026

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 Electronics Complex Police Station case no. 198 of 2023 dated 24.12.2023 under Sections 341/506 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the POCSO Act, 2012.

And In the matter of : Netai Roy

……Petitioner. Mr. Imran Ali Ms. Ankita Bose

.....for the Petitioner. Ms. Rituparna Ghosh

......for the De-facto complainant. Mr. Sagar Saha Ms. Nayana Mukhopadhyay

……for the State.

Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that petitioner is in custody for two year nine months and till date 4 witnesses have been examined out of 11 witnesses. There is no possibility of the trial being taken to its logical conclusion, as such petitioner prays for bail. Learned advocate appearing for the de-facto complainant opposes the prayer for bail as the petitioner was identified by the victim girl. Learned advocate appearing for the State produces the Case Diary. I have taken into account the materials appearing in the Case Diary as well as the evidence of the victim. Prima facie, the evidence of the victim states otherwise.

2 Having considered the period of detention of the petitioner and there being less possibility of the trial being taken to its logical conclusion, I am inclined to release the petitioner on bail. As such, prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed. Accordingly, the petitioner, namely, Netai Roy shall be released on bail upon furnishing bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only), with two sureties of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) each, one of whom must be local to the satisfaction of the learned Judge, Special (POCSO) Court, Barasat, North 24 Parganas. If on bail, the petitioner shall be physically present on each and every date before the learned Trial Court and shall not leave the jurisdiction of district of North 24 Parganas without prior permission of the learned Special Court. With the aforesaid observations, CRM (M) No. 1976 of 2026 is allowed. Memo of evidence submitted by the State be kept with the record. All parties shall act in terms of server copy of the order downloaded from the official website of this Court. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities.

(Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)