M/L22 13.07.2026 Bpg. C.R.M. (M) 1010 of 2026 In Re: An application for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed in connection with Ashoknagar Police Station Case No.526 of 2024 dated 16.09.2024 under Sections 351(2)of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 06 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and charge-sheet submitted under Sections 351(2)/65(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 06 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act; Santanu Das alias Biki Versus The State of West Bengal & Anr. Mr. Angshuman Chakraborty Mr. Shashanka Shekhar Saha. …for the petitioner. Mr. Gouranga Kumar Das Mr. Soumya Raha. …for the State. Mr. Gouranga Kumar Das, learned Additional Public Prosecutor along with Mr. Soumya Raha, learned advocate, appears on behalf of the State. Their appointment may be regularized by the concerned authorities. Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody for 1 year 8 months and is unnecessarily languishing in jail. The witnesses are not turning up in court consequent to which the petitioner who has been falsely 2 implicated, according to the learned advocate, is without any remedy. Learned advocate appearing for the State has submitted a report. The said report is not to the satisfaction of the Court. I find most of the dates there has been no progress of the case for resolution of the local bar as well as for no witness being present. The report reflects that last of the date was fixed on 7th July, 2026. However, nothing is reflected in the report as to what positive steps taken by the prosecution. Having considered the totality of the circumstances, I am not inclined to release the petitioner on bail considering the gravity of the offence. However, I direct that the trial of the case would proceed in spite of any resolution of the local bar and the prosecution through the local police station would take steps for production of the witnesses on the date fixed before the learned trial court. In view of the observations above, CRM(M)1010 of 2026 is dismissed. Learned trial court is directed to complete the vulnerable witnesses within a period of three months from date. Memo of Evidence and report submitted by the State be kept with the record. Learned advocate for the petitioner as well as the State is directed to communicate this order to the learned trial court. All parties shall act on the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. 3 Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance of all requisite formalities. (Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)