09.07.2026 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Item No.238 CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION Ct.No.35 dc. Allowed C.R.M. (M) 1169 of 2026 In Re : An Application for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed in connection with Baishnabnagar Police Station Case No. 1645 of 2025 dated 14.12.2025 under Sections 137(2)/140(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and added Section 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. And In Re : Ratan Mandal ... Petitioner. Mrs. Manasi Roy ... For the Petitioner. Mr. Bankim Pal ... For the State. Mr. Swapan Mallick, Ms. Suvasree Ghose ... For the de facto complainant. Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody for 167 days and charge- sheet has already been submitted. As such, petitioner may be released on bail. Learned advocate appearing for the de facto complainant leaves it to the discretion of the Court so far as the bail of the petitioner is concerned. Learned advocate appearing for the State, on the other hand, opposes the prayer for bail and produces the case diary. I have taken into account the statement of the victim recorded under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and having considered the same, I am of the view that further detention of the present petitioner in connection 2 with the instant case is unwarranted. As such, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed. Accordingly, the petitioner viz., Ratan Mandal shall be released on bail upon furnishing bond of Rs.20,000/-, with two sureties of Rs.10,000/- each, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the learned Judge, Special Court under the POCSO Act, 2nd Court, Malda. If on bail, the petitioner shall be physically present on each and every date before the learned Special Court and shall not leave the jurisdiction of the district of Malda without prior permission of the learned Special Court. Memo of Evidence submitted by the learned advocate appearing for the State be kept with the record. The application for bail, being CRM (M) 1169 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.)