12. 14-08-2026 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA (ct. no.09) Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri debajyoti Criminal Miscellaneous Jurisdiction (interim bail) CRM (M) 248 of 2026 In re: An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure/483 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita in connection with Sahebganj Police Station Case No.147 of 2024 dated 17-03-2024 under Sections 323/506 of the Indian Penal Code read with Sections 6/17 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. - A n d - In the matter of : Dipesh Kar .... Petitioner. Mr. Sudip Guha, Adv., Ms. Ankita Nag, Adv. … For the Petitioner. Ms. Panchali Deb Sikder (Nag), Sr. Govt. Adv., Ms. Ruchika Agarwala, Adv., Ms. Rajyashree Ghosh, Adv. … For the State. Ms. Sayantani Das, Adv. … For the defacto complainant. 1. The learned counsel for the defacto complainant files an affidavit in Court today stating that the victim has become major and she wants to marry the accused, Dipesh Kar, with whom she had a love affair. Let the affidavit be taken on record. 2. The learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for bail. 3. After considering the materials on record and also taking into consideration the affidavit filed by the defacto complainant, let the accused be granted interim bail on the following conditions: a) The petitioner, namely, Dipesh Kar, shall be released on interim bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- 2 (Rupees Ten Thousand), to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge (POCSO)-cum- Additional District and Sessions Judge, Dinhata. b) The petitioner shall appear before the learned trial Court on each and every date of hearing and/or as and when to be directed by the court. c) The petitioner shall not intimidate or threaten the witnesses and/or tamper with evidence in any manner whatsoever and shall not commit any cognizable offence in any manner whatsoever. d) The petitioner shall remain within the jurisdiction of Sahebganj Police Station and shall meet the Officer-in- Charge/Inspector-in-Charge of the jurisdictional police station where he shall be residing while on bail once in a fortnight, until further orders. The petitioner shall inform his current local address to the jurisdictional police station under whose jurisdiction he shall be residing while on bail, Sahebganj Police Station and the learned trial Court. 4. This interim bail will remain in force till October 09, 2026. Both the learned advocates for the petitioner and the defacto complainant have submitted that the marriage between the concerned parties will take place in the meantime. 5. In the event the petitioner fails to adhere to any of the conditions stipulated above, the interim bail granted to him shall stand cancelled and the petitioner shall be taken into custody forthwith. 6. List this matter on October 05, 2026. 7. All parties shall act on the server copies of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. 3 8. Criminal Section is directed to supply certified copies of this order to the parties, if applied for, upon compliance of all necessary formalities. (Apurba Sinha Ray, J.)