17.07.2026 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Item No.457 CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION Ct.No.35 dc. Rejected C.R.M. (M) 1246 of 2026 In Re : An Application for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed in connection with Itahar Police Station Case No. 224 of 2026 dated 15.03.2026 under Sections 137(2)/140(3)/351(2)/303(2)/3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 read with Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. And In Re : Resheda Bibi @ Reseda Bibi @ Resheda Khatun ... Petitioner. Mr. Kaushik Choudhury, Mr. Dwaipayan Panda ... For the Petitioner. Mr. Gouranga Kumar Das, APP, Ms. Shalini Bairagi ... For the State. Mr. Nirupam Dhali, Ms. Aparna Koieli ... For the de facto complainant. Notice regarding acknowledgement of the private opposite party no.2/de facto complainant submitted by the learned advocate appearing for the State be kept with the record. Memo of Evidence submitted on behalf of the State be also kept with the record. Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody for four months, charge- sheet has been submitted and the petitioner being a lady has been falsely implicated in connection with the instant case. Learned advocate appearing for the de facto complainant opposes the prayer for bail. 2 Learned advocate appearing for the State also opposes the prayer for bail and produces the case diary. I have taken into account the statement of the victim recorded under Section 183 of the BNSS before the Judicial Magistrate. Having regard to the information divulged by the victim, I am of the opinion that the petitioner be well advised to approach this Court after the evidence of the victim is over. At this stage, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected. Learned Trial Court would expedite the process of evidence/deposition of the victim in tune with Section 35 of the POCSO Act. The application for bail, being CRM (M) 1246 of 2026, is, thus, disposed of. 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.)