14.07.2026 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Item No.13 CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION Ct.No.35 dc. Rejected C.R.M. (M) 2868 of 2025 In Re : An Application for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 corresponding to Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 filed in connection with Moyna Police Station Case No. 228 of 2015 dated 28.09.2015 under Sections 272, 273 read with West Bengal Act 42 of 1973 and Sections 3, 304/120B of the Indian Penal Code corresponding to Sections 1(4), 105/61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and 46 AA, Bengal Excise Act and 16(3) of Prevention of Food Adulteration Act. And In Re : Manik Ruidas ... Petitioner. Mr. Manoj Chakraborty ... For the Petitioner. Mr. Gouranga Kumar Das, APP, Mr. Amal Kumar Datta ... For the State. Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody for more than ten years and till date, trial of the case has not been concluded. On the other hand, learned advocate appearing for the State has submitted Memo of Evidence which reflects that on 09.07.2026, date has been fixed for hearing of argument of the case. Having considered the status of the case, I direct the learned Trial Court to pronounce the verdict by 30.09.2026. Accordingly, in view of the directions made above, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected. Memo of Evidence submitted by the learned advocate appearing for the State be kept with the record. 2 Mr. Gouranga Kumar Das, learned APP along with Mr. Amal Kumar Datta, learned advocate was directed to appear on behalf of the State. Their appointment may be regularised by the concerned authorities. The application for bail, being CRM (M) 2868 of 2025, is, thus, dismissed. 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.)