18.02.2025 72 Court No.26 S.D. Rejected CRM (DB) 4132 of 2024 In re: An Application for Bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 read with Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with English Bazar Police Station Case No. 43 of 2024 dated 08.01.2024 under Sections 489(B)/489(C)/120(B) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. -And- In the matter of: Sardar Khan @ Sardar @ Sardar Sk. @ Jahangir Alam … … Petitioner Mr. Sujoy Sarkar Mr. Musharaf Alam … … For the Petitioner Ms. Zareen N. Khan Ms. Ratna Ghosh … …For the State Petitioner before us stands implicated in at least 20 criminal cases which involve, inter alia, Arms Act and various provisions of the Indian Penal Code including dacoity. Given the criminal antecedents of the petitioner before us, we are not in a position to arrive at a finding that the petitioner stands on the same footing as that of the co- accused who was enlarged on bail by a Coordinate Bench. In such circumstances, we are not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner and the prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected. 2 The application being C.R.M. (DB) 4132 of 2024 stands dismissed. (Debangsu Basak, J.) (Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.)