09.07.2026 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Item No.243 CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION Ct.No.35 dc. Rejected C.R.M. (M) 1174 of 2026 In Re : An Application for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed in connection with Md Bazar Police Station Case No. 308 of 2024 dated 25.10.2024 under Sections 103/3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 read with Sections 25/27 of the Arms Act. And In Re : Sandip Mahara ... Petitioner. Mr. Swapan Banerjee, Mr. Kaustav Banerjee ... For the Petitioner. Dr. Pradip Banerjee, APP, Mr. Shataroop Purkayastha ... For the State. Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody for 1 year 8 months and till date, charges have not been framed by the learned Trial Court. Learned advocate appearing for the State, on the other hand, opposes the prayer for bail and submits that the petitioner is the sole accused. There have been recoveries as also there is eyewitness to the incident. Learned Trial Court is directed to complete the process of consideration of charges on the next date fixed or within a week thereafter. Learned Trial Court would give priority to complete the evidence of eyewitness, if any and the seizure list witnesses within a period of three months from the date on which the charges are framed by the learned Trial Court. 2 At this stage, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected. Petitioner will renew his prayer for bail after the aforesaid time period is over. The application for bail, being CRM (M) 1174 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.)