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07.04.2026
IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Item No.8
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION Ct.No.35 dc. Rejected C.R.M. (M) 12 of 2026
In Re : An Application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 corresponding to Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed in connection with Haroa Police Station Case No. 20 of 2024 dated 11.01.2024 under Sections 448/376AB/506 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4/6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.
And
In Re : Sahin Molla
... Petitioner.
Mr. Kallol Kumar Basu, Mr. Md. Jannat Ul Firdous, Mr. Rajsekhar Hota
... For the Petitioner.
Mr. Md. Adil Badr, Mr. Tirupati Mukherjee
... For the State.
Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody for more than 2 years 2 months and only five witnesses, till date, have been examined out of 25 witnesses proposed by the prosecution. Learned advocate appearing for the State, on the other hand, opposes the prayer for bail and refers to the evidence of the mother of the victim who in cross-examination acknowledged the fact that in order to save the accused, the deposition was made in court in a convenient way. There are statements under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure as well as medical evidence. Having regard to the fact that there are materials against the accused, as a matter of last chance, I grant
2 opportunity to the prosecution to complete the evidence of rest of the witnesses within a period of six months from the next date fixed. Petitioner would be at liberty to approach this Court after the aforesaid time period is over. At this stage, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected. The application for bail, being CRM (M) 12 of 2026, is, thus, disposed of. All concerned parties shall act on the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities.
(Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)