D/L17 07.07.2026 Bpg. Allowed C.R.M. (M) 996 of 2026 In Re: An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973/ 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 filed in connection with Berhampore Police Station Case No.1436 of 2019 dated 18th November, 2019 under Sections 363/366/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 subsequently charge-sheet submitted under Sections 363/366/376/511/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and under Section 8 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012; Suman Mondal @ Suman Das Versus The State of West Bengal & Anr. Mr. Arnab Chatterjee Ms. Ankusha Ghosh. …for the petitioner. Mr. Gurudas Mitra Mr. Utsav Dutta. …for the State. Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody for about 2 years 6 months and till date only 5 witnesses have been examined out of 13 witnesses proposed to be examined. According to the petitioner, the evidence of the victim is over. Attention of the Court has also been drawn to the evidence of the victim. Learned advocate for the State opposes the prayer for bail. I have taken into account the evidence of the victim. Having considered the period of detention of the present petitioner and without entering into the merits of the case, I am 2 inclined to release the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed. The petitioner, namely, Suman Mondal @ Suman Das shall be released on bail upon furnishing bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only) with two sureties of Rs.10,000/- each, one of whom must be local to the satisfaction of the learned CJM, Berhampore, Murshidabad. If on bail, the petitioner shall be physically present on each and every date before the learned trial court and shall not leave the district of Murshidabad without prior permission of the learned trial court. Thus, CRM(M)996 of 2026 is allowed. Report submitted by the State be kept with the record. All 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 of all requisite formalities. (Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)