07.07.2026 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Item No.8 CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION Ct.No.35 dc. Rejected C.R.M. (M) 916 of 2026 In Re : An Application for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed in connection with Hatishala Police Station Case No. 70 of 2025 dated 02.04.2025 under Sections 137(2)/140(3)/127(2)/ 351(2)/96/65(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 read with Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. And In Re : XXX Vs. The State of West Bengal & Anr. Mrs. Manasi Roy ... For the Petitioner. Mr. Sayan Mukherjee ... For the State. Report submitted by the learned advocate appearing for the State along with the acknowledgement of the private opposite party no.2/de facto complainant be kept with the record. List of dates submitted on behalf of the State be also kept with the record. Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody for 1 year 3 months and till date, charges have not been framed. Earlier there was a direction by this Court for expediting the trial. Learned advocate appearing for the State has submitted a list of dates which reflect that from 03.07.2025 till 23.09.2025 although the accused was produced, but no defence advocate was present. On 19.12.2025, copy was supplied to the accused person. On 26.02.2026, the 2 Presiding Officer was absent and on April 2026 and June 2026, the accused was not produced. Till date charges have not been framed. Having considered the statement of the victim recorded under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, I am of the opinion that until and unless the evidence of the victim is recorded at the earliest, the renewal of the prayer for bail of the petitioner pursuant to the earlier direction would not be in the interest of justice. As such, the prayer for bail of the petitioner, at this stage, is rejected. Petitioner would renew his prayer for bail after the evidence of the victim is over. The application for bail, being CRM (M) 916 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.)