28.07.2026 Serial no. 40 BP Court no.9 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI CRM (M) No. 142 of 2026 In re: An application for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Spl (P) POCSO Case No. 27 of 2025 arising out of Phansidewa Police Station Case No. 175 of 2025 dated 22.04.2025 under Section 6 of the Protection of Children From Sexual Offences Act, 2012. -And- In the matter of : Kuldeep Tigga @ Kuldip Tigga … … Petitioner Mr. Hillol Saha Podder Ms. Mousumi Das … … For the Petitioner Ms. Panchali Deb Sikder (Nag), Ld. Sr. Govt. Adv. Ms. Madhushri Dutta Ms. Baishali Chakrabarty … …For the State 1. Affidavit of service filed in Court be taken on record. 2. The bail prayer of the petitioner is taken up for consideration. 3. It is submitted by the learned advocate for the petitioner that the petitioner has been in custody for one year two months. Chagesheet has been filed by the prosecution. Charges stood framed. However, no witness has been examined till date. He submits that there is no chance of his absconding. He prays for bail on any condition. 2 4. On the other hand, the learned advocate for the State refers to the materials in the case diary. She refers to the medical report of the victim as well as statement of the victim and her mother recorded under Section 183 of the BNSS. She submits that the victim was just above nine years of age at the time of incident. She opposes the prayer of the bail. 5. It transpires from the record that the petitioner is alleged to have sexually assaulted a minor girl of nine years and few months. The statement of the victim recorded under Section 183 of the BNSS squarely implicates the petitioner. It is duly corroborated by the statement of the mother of the victim. Other materials including the medical report of the victim also corroborates the version of the victim in her statement recorded under Section 183 of the BNSS. 6. In such circumstances, considering the gravity of the offence and nature of allegations and the stage of the trial, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The bail prayer of the petitioner is rejected. 7. The learned trial court is requested to expedite the hearing of the case. 8. CRM(M) 142 of 2026 is dismissed. (Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.) 3