13.08.2026 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Item No.47 CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION Ct.No.35 dc. Allowed C.R.M. (M) 944 of 2026 In Re : An Application for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed in connection with Asansol North Police Station Case No. 196 of 2025 dated 08.05.2025 under Sections 69/115(2)/351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (G.R. Case No. 1199 of 2025). And In Re : Md. Ali Sk. @ Wali Mohammad ... Petitioner. Mr. Apurba Kumar Datta, Ms. Sreemoyee Mukherjee ... For the Petitioner. Ms. Koel Mukherjee ... For the State. Md. Jannat ul Firdous, Mr. Rajsekhar Hota ... For the de facto complainant. Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody for more than a year, charges have been framed and evidence of two witnesses have been completed. Learned advocate appearing for the de facto complainant opposes the prayer for bail. Learned advocate appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail and draws the attention of the Court to the statement of the victim. I have taken into account the overall materials of the case and I am of the opinion that the petitioner and the victim were adults and were able to understand the consequences of their acts and actions. In view of the trial 2 progressing, at this stage, this Court restrains from making any observations. Having regard to the above, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed. Accordingly, the petitioner viz., Md. Ali Sk. @ Wali Mohammad shall be released on bail upon furnishing bond of Rs.20,000/-, with two sureties of Rs.10,000/- each, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Paschim Bardhaman at Asansol. If on bail, the petitioner shall be physically present on each and every date before the learned Trial Court and shall not leave the jurisdiction of the district of Paschim Bardhaman without prior permission of the learned Trial Court. Memo of Evidence submitted by the learned advocate appearing for the State be kept with the record. The application for bail, being CRM (M) 944 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.)