03.12.2025 Serial no. 119 [G.S.D] CRM (M) 1643 of 2025 In re : An Application for Bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973/under Section 483 of the BNSS, 2023 in connection with ST 229 of 2023 arising out of Bally PS Case No. 56 of 2023 dt. 24.05.2023 u/s 363/366A/376/465/468/506/120B/182/211 of the IPC and Section 8 of the Juvenile Justice Care and Protection Act. -And- In the matter of : Shankar Prasad @ Sankar Singh … … Petitioner(s) Mr. Saryati Dutta Ms. Pallavi Priyadarshee … for the State-respondent(s) The records of the case has been produced before this court and it reflects that there has been certain further developments. The petitioner is in custody for more than two years and six months. I have taken into account the facts of the case and the gravity of the offence including its heinousness. Having regard to the same, I am not inclined to release the petitioner on bail. Hence, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is Rejected. The prosecution is directed to take steps so that in the next six months at least seven witnesses are examined. Accordingly, CRM(M) 1643 of 2025 is dismissed. Pending application(s), if any, is also disposed of. 2 Report so submitted be kept with the record. Parties to act on a server copy of this order duly collected from the official website of the Hon’ble High Court, Calcutta. Urgent Photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties subject to compliance with all requisite formalities. (Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)