08.09.2026 Serial no. 17 [G.S.Das] Assistant Registrar (Court) CRM (M) 1792 of 2026 In re : An Application for Bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973/under Section 483 of the BNSS, 2023 in connection with Sessions Trial No. 143 of 2022 [Sessions (Spl) Case No. 02 of 2021, arising out of Purulia Women PS Case No. 12 of 2020 dated 25.12.2020 u/s 4/17 of the POCSO Act with section 376 read with section 109 of the IPC. -And- In the matter of : Soumili Das &Anr. … Petitioner(s) Mr. Aritra Bhattacharya Mr. Sumon Dutta … for the Petitioner(s) Mr. Ajay Roy Mr. Supriya Mahajan … for the State-respondent(s) Learned advocate for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are in custody since the years 2021 and 2022. Earlier, the bail applications of the petitioners on several occasions were rejected. So far as the stage of the case is concerned, the evidence of the witnesses is over and the examination under Section 313 of the Cr.P.C. is complete, thereafter, for want of sanction, one witness was examined by the prosecution. Consequently, the defence evidence is in progress at this stage. Having considered the stage of the case and the fact that the defence is examining its witnesses, as such, the 2 delay cannot be attributed to the prosecution, so I am of the opinion that the petitioners cannot be enlarged on bail Hence, the prayer for bail of the petitioners is Rejected. Accordingly, CRM (M) 1792 of 2026 is dismissed. Pending application(s), if any, is also disposed of. Memo of evidence submitted be kept with the record. Parties to act on a server copy of this order duly collected from the official website of the Hon’ble High Court, Calcutta. Urgent Photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties subject to compliance with all requisite formalities. (Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)