07.04.2026 Court No.35. D/L. 7. Kausik (Rejected) CRM (M) 11 of 2026 In Re: An Application for Bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023/ Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 in connection with Balarampur Police Station Case No. 46 of 2024 dated 17.03.2024 under section 365 of the Indian Penal Code. And In the matter of : Md. Alam Ansari @ Chottu ……Petitioner. Mr. Abhra Mukherjee Mr. Sauradeep Dutta Mr. Arpayan Mukherjee Mr. Himadree Ghosh ……for the Petitioner. Ms. Joyita Roy Mr. Anis Datta Sharma Mr. Kaustav Ghosh ….for the Defacto Complainant. Mr. Joydeep Roy Mr. Sufi Kamal ……for the State. Petitioner is in custody since 19.03.2024. Learned advocate for the petitioner submits that other accused persons have been granted bail. According to the learned advocate for the petitioner, he is similarly situated as other accused persons and as such he may be released on bail. Learned advocate for the State, on the other hand, submits that 25 witnesses have already been examined by the 2 prosecution and 15 more witnesses are there in the charge sheet, but prosecution would reconsider examination of whether all the witnesses are required. Learned advocate for the defacto complainant is present and opposes the prayer for bail. I have taken into account the statement of witnesses under Section 164 of Cr.P.C. Having regard to the locus of the present petitioner, I am of the opinion that the petitioner do not enjoy the same parity as the others who have been granted bail. Two of the accused persons are juvenile and having regard to the advanced stage of the case, as a matter of last opportunity, I grant 6 more months to the prosecution to conclude rest of the witnesses. Prosecution would preferably complete all the witnesses by 10th October, 2026. Petitioner would be at liberty to renew his prayer for bail after the aforesaid time period is over. Learned Trial Court would strictly adhere to ensure that the witnesses are completed within the time frame directed above. At this stage, the prayer for bail of the petitioner in CRM (M) 11 of 2026 is dismissed. All parties shall act in terms of server copy of the order downloaded from the official website of this Court. 3 Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities. (Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)