1 D/L 609 22.09.2026 Rohit, A.R.(Ct.) ct.no.35 Allowed IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE C.R.M (M) 1968 of 2026 XXXX Vs The State of West Bengal & Anr. In Re: An Application for Bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Rejinagar Police Station Case No. 189 of 2025 dated 26.06.2025 under Sections 137(2)/140(3)/3(5) of the BNS, 2023 adding Sections 98/99 of the BNS, 2023 read with Section 18 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. And In the matter of : XXXX …Petitioner. Mr. Sabir Ahmed Mr. Dhiman Banerjee Mr. Quazi Ezaz Ahmed …for the Petitioner Mr. Suman Agarwal Ms. Supriya Mahajan …for the State 1. Report submitted by the State effecting service upon the private opposite party be kept with the record. 2. Learned Advocate for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was arrested on 19.09.2025 and since then he is in custody. 3. Learned advocate for the State opposes the prayer for bail and produced the Case Diary. 4. I have taken into account the statement of the victim under Section 183 of the BNSS. Although other materials in the case diary are very disturbing but the victim has not supported the issue of sexual assault completely. 5. Having regard to the statement of the victim although she is a minor and the nature of offence complained of in the 2 background of the said facts I am of the opinion that further detention of the present petitioner is unwarranted. As such prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed. 1. Accordingly, Petitioner, namely, XXXX shall furnish bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand Only) with two sureties of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) each, one of whom must be local to the satisfaction of Learned Special Judge (POCSO Act), Berhampore, Murshidabad. 2. If on bail, petitioner shall be physically present on each and every date fixed before the learned Trial Court and shall not leave the jurisdiction of District of Murshidabad without the prior permission of the learned Special Court. However, the petitioner shall not enter into the jurisdiction of Rejinagar Police Station and would meet with the Officer-in-Charge of the concerned Police Station where he would reside once in a month till the evidence of the vulnerable witnesses is concluded. 3. Accordingly, CRM (M) 1968 of 2026 is allowed. 4. Memo of evidence submitted be kept with the record. 5. All parties shall act in terms of server copy of the order downloaded from the official website of this Court. 6. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities. (Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)