27/07/2026 D/L – 1301 Court No.35 S. Kundu Allowed C.R.M.(M) 1223 of 2026 In Re: An application for bail under Section 483 of the BNSS, 2023. In connection with Nandakumar P.S Case No. 244 of 2025 dated 24/05/2025 under Sections 137(2)/87/65(1)/3(5) of the BNS and Sections 6(1)/17 of the POCSO Act and Section 9 of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act. In the matter of: Raja Khatua @ Rajkumar Khatua …Petitioner. Mr. A.K. Samanta …for the petitioner. Mr. Imran Siddiqui …for the State. Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody for about one year and the evidence of the victim before the trial court is over. Learned advocate for the State opposes the prayer for bail. I have taken into account the statement of the victim before the learned Judicial Magistrate under Section 183 of the BNSS and also confronted the Investigating Officer as to whether the mobile set which was seized and sent to the Forensic Laboratory. The I.O has categorically stated that the mobile set or any downloaded extracts were not sent to the Forensic Laboratory. Having considered the spirit of the statement under Section 183 of the BNSS, I am of the opinion that prosecution case to the effect, which was the foundation of 2 accusation by the victim, has been diluted in respect of the some of the allegations, although the same is to be proved in course of the trial. Having regard to the same, at this stage, I am of the opinion that further detention of the petitioner is unwarranted. As such, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed. Accordingly, the petitioner shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.20,000/- with two sureties of Rs.10,000/- each, one of whom must be local to the satisfaction of learned Judge, POCSO Act, Tamluk, Purba Medinipur. If on bail, the petitioner shall be physically present on each and every date fixed before the learned Court and shall not leave the jurisdiction of District Purba Medinipur without the prior permission of the learned Court. Accordingly, CRM (M) 1223 of 2026 is allowed. The Investigating Officer of the case is present in Court. His further appearance before this Court is dispensed with. All parties shall act on the basis of the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. (Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)