09.09.2025 30 jb. jdt. Allowed C.R.M. (M) 1231 of 2025 In Re : An Application under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure/under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed in connection with Burdwan Police Station Case No. 118 of 2016 dated 01.02.2016 under Sections 395/397 of the Indian Penal Code with added Sections 326/307 of the Indian Penal Code read with Sections 25/27 of the Arms Act. And In Re : Sasthi Ruidas @ Hulka @ Ashirbad & Anr. Ms. Jeenia Rudra ... For the Petitioners. Mr. Madhusudan Sur Mr. Arani Bhattacharyya … For the State The petitioners are in custody for about 4½ years and seek parity with the co-accused who have been granted bail earlier. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer. This Court is informed that 19 out of 68 witnesses have been examined so far. Considering the period of incarceration of the petitioners, this Court is of the view that the petitioners should be released on bail solely on the touchstone of Article 21 of the Constitution of India, without going into the merits of the case. Accordingly, the prayer for bail is allowed. The petitioners namely Sasthi Ruidas @ Hulka @ Ashirbad and Kartick Dhibar shall be released on bail upon furnishing bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) each, with two sureties of like amount each, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Burdwan. 2 This Court while releasing the petitioners on bail in connection with Singur Police Station case no. 36 of 2016 dated 01/02/2016 has directed the petitioners to remain within the jurisdiction of Chandernagore police station. In view thereof, the petitioners shall remain within the jurisdiction of Chandernagore police station except for the purpose of appearing before the learned trial Court on every date of hearing fixed by the learned trial Court and shall furnish the address where they shall presently reside before the learned trial Court, the investigating officer and the concerned officer in charge of the police station under whose jurisdiction they shall presently reside. They shall appear before the learned trial Court on every date of hearing fixed by the learned trial Court. They shall not tamper with evidence or intimidate witnesses in any manner whatsoever. In the event the petitioners fail to adhere to any of the conditions stated hereinabove, the learned trial Court shall be at liberty to cancel their bail in accordance with law without further reference to this Court. The application for bail 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.)