17.07.2026 Court No.35. D/L. 448. Kausik CRM (M) 1236 of 2026 In Re: An Application for Bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023/ Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 in connection with Chanchal Police Station Case No. 993 of 2020 dated 03.11.2020 under Sections 147/148/149/326/307/302/201 of the Indian Penal Code read with Sections 25/27/35 of the Arms Act. And In the matter of : Babul Hossain @ Bablu ……Petitioner. Mr. Pawan Gupta Mr. Anindya Ghosh Mrs. Sofia Nesar Mr. Santanu Seth ……for the Petitioner. Mr. Rajendra Banerjee, Ld. APP Ms. Rima Banerjee ……for the State. Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that petitioner is in custody for 5 years and 8 months and other accused persons have been granted bail both by the Hon’ble Apex Court and the Calcutta High Court. Learned advocate for the State opposes the prayer for bail and submits that the petitioner’s locus is completely different from the other accused persons who are on bail. It has been emphasized that the present petitioner is principally responsible for the alleged act of commission of offence. It has been additionally submitted that out of 19 witnesses, 17 2 witnesses have already been examined and the two ballistic experts are left to be examined. As a matter of last chance, 4 months time is granted from the date of communication of this order to complete the witnesses on which the prosecution proposes to rely. If, for reasons beyond control, the learned Trial Court is unable to complete the evidence of the witnesses on whom the prosecution proposes to rely, after expiry of the period of 4 months, learned Trial Court would release the petitioner on bail on such terms and conditions as it deems fit and proper for ensuring further appearance of the petitioner in course of the trial. At this stage, bail is refused by this Court. However, the learned Trial Court would act according to the directions passed above. With the aforesaid observations CRM (M) 1236 of 2026 is disposed of. Memo of Evidence Submitted be kept with the record. All parties shall act in terms of server copy of the order 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.)