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2025 DAILYLAW 18523 (CAL)

SK MONTAJ v. STATE OF WEST BENGAL

CRM(M)/73/2025 · 2025-04-11

Suvra Ghosh

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11.04.2025 Item No.DL43 Court No. 34 Asraf, AR(Ct.) Rejected IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE CRM (M) 73 of 2025 In Re : An application for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed in connection with Tamluk P.S. Case no.877 of 2024 dated 05.10.2024 under Sections 103(1), 316(2), 85, 80 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 read with Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. -and- In Re : SK. MONTAJ ……Petitioner For the Petitioner : Mr. Sourat Nandy …..Advocate For the State : Mr. Saibal Bapuli Ms. Trina Mitra …..Advocates The petitioner is in custody for about four months. Chargesheet has been submitted. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the victim committed suicide and the petitioner is not responsible for the same. Learned counsel for the State produces the case diary and opposes the prayer for bail. I have perused the material on record including the post mortem report of the victim as well as statement of witnesses recorded under Section 161 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The case diary suggests involvement of the petitioner in the alleged offence. Page 2 In view of such incriminating material transpiring against the petitioner, the prayer for bail is rejected at this stage. The application for bail is accordingly disposed of. Case diary be returned. All parties shall act on the basis of 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 expeditiously after complying with all requisite formalities. ( Suvra Ghosh, J. )