09.07.2026 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Item No.242 CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION Ct.No.35 dc. Allowed C.R.M. (M) 1173 of 2026 In Re : An Application for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed in connection with Nakashipara Police Station Case No. 51 of 2026 dated 13.01.2026 under Sections 137(2)/140(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and added Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 and Section 64(2)(m) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. And In Re : Manotosh Ghosh ... Petitioner. Mr. Asraf Mandal ... For the Petitioner. Ms. Surabhi Banerjee ... For the State. Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody for more than three months and charge-sheet has already been submitted. As such, petitioner may be released on bail. 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. The principal accused is absconding. However, the present petitioner happens to be father of the friend of the principal accused. Having considered the locus of the present petitioner, I am of the view that further detention of the present petitioner in connection with the instant case is 2 unwarranted. As such, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed. Accordingly, the petitioner viz., Manotosh Ghosh 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, Krishnagar, Nadia. 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 Nadia without prior permission of the learned Special Court. The application for bail, being CRM (M) 1173 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.)