14.07.2026 Sl. No. 468 Court No.35 Rohan (Allowed) IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE C.R.M.(M) 1179 of 2026 In Re: An application for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Pandua Police Station Case No. 291 of 2023 dated 03.06.2023 for the offences punishable under Section 376(2(1) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. -And- In the matter of: Tanmoy Pal @ Tanmoy Paul …Petitioner Mr. Suman Chakraborty …for the Petitioner Mr. Debajyoti Deb Mr. Neel Chakraborty …for the State 1. Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody for 3 years 1 month. The evidence of the victim is complete. Prosecution has already examined thirteen (13) witnesses out of twenty-four (24) witnesses cited in the charge- sheet. Some time will require for the trial to come to its logical conclusion. As such, the petitioner may be released on bail. 2. Learned advocate appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail. 3. I have taken into account the evidence of the victim as also the period of detention of the present petitioner. 2 4. Having considered the period of detention of the present petitioner, I am inclined to release the petitioner on bail. 5. As such, the prayer for bail of the petitioner, namely, Tanmoy Pal @ Tanmoy Paul is allowed. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner shall furnish bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only) with two sureties of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) each, one of whom must be local to the satisfaction of the learned Additional District & Sessions Judge, 2nd Fast Track Court, Hooghly. 7. If on bail, the petitioner shall be physically present before the learned Trial Court on each and every date. Petitioner shall not leave the district of Hooghly without prior permission of the learned Trial Court. Additionally, the petitioner will not enter the jurisdiction of Pandua Police Station. 8. In the event, the petitioner fails to comply with any of the conditions as stated above, the learned Trial Court shall be at liberty to cancel his bail in accordance with law without further reference to this Court. 9. Accordingly, CRM (M) 1179 of 2026 is disposed of. 10. Certified copy of the deposition of the victim be kept with the record. 11. All parties shall act in terms of the server copy of the order downloaded from the official website of this Court. 3 12. Urgent Photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities. (Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)