14.07.2026 Sl. No. DL 479 Court No. 35 Asraf, A.R.(Ct.) In the High Court at Calcutta Criminal Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No. CRM (M) 1192 of 2026 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 Samsherganj Police Station case no.232 of 2025 dated 15.04.2025 under Sections 189(2), 329(4), 324(4), 303(2), 326(g) and 109 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. -AND- In the matter of : JOHURUL SK @ JAHIRUL SK ……Petitioner For the Petitioner : Mr. Arnab Chatterjee Mr. Avik Ghosh Ms. Ankusha Ghosh …Advocates For the State : Mr. Goutam Dey …Advocate 1. Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody for one year and one month and charges have been framed and also five prosecution witnesses have already been examined. There is no possibility of the trial being concluded and as such, the petitioner may be released on bail. 2. On the other hand, learned advocate appearing on behalf of the State opposes the prayer for bail and submits that out of the 16 witnesses cited, 11 witnesses have already been examined. Page 2 3. Considering the pace in which the prosecution is progressing and the gravity of the offence, I am not inclined to release the petitioner on bail. 4. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected at this stage. 5. With the aforesaid observations, CRM(M) 1192 of 2026 is dismissed. 6. Case diary be returned to the learned advocate appearing for the State. 7. All parties shall act on the basis of server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. 8. Urgent photostat certified copies of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties upon compliance of all necessary formalities. ( Tirthankar Ghosh, J. )