D/L16 07.07.2026 Bpg. Allowed C.R.M. (M) 992 of 2026 In Re: An application for bail under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita filed in connection with Gobardanga Police Station Case No.165 of 2025 dated 10.06.2025 under Sections 65(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 06 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act; Binanda Adhikari alias Batul Versus The State of West Bengal & Anr. Mr. Angshuman Chakraborty Mr. Shashanka Shekhar Saha. …for the petitioner. Mr. Gouranga Kr. Das Mr. Soumya Raha. …for the State. Mr. Gouranga Kumar Das and Mr. Soumya Raha, learned advocates, appear on behalf of the State. Their appearance may be regularized by the concerned authorities. Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since May, 2025 and is aged about 72 years. Learned advocate for the State, on the other hand, opposes the prayer for bail and draws the attention of the Court to the statement of the victim under Section 183 of the BNSS. It has been submitted that although charges have been framed but the evidence of the victim till date has not been recorded. 2 Having considered the period of detention of the present petitioner, I am of the opinion that on stringent conditions the petitioner may be released on bail. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed. The petitioner, namely, Binanda Adhikari alias Batul 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, Barasat, 24 Parganas (North). 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 24 Parganas (North) without prior permission of the learned trial court in seisin of the case. Additionally, the petitioner shall not enter the jurisdiction of Gobardanga Police Station until and unless permitted by the learned trial court/special court. With the aforesaid observations, CRM(M)992 of 2026 is allowed. Memo of Evidence and 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.) 3