23.09.2026 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Item No.4 CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION Ct.No.35 dc. Allowed C.R.M. (M) 1967 of 2026 In Re : An Application for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed in connection with Belur Police Station Case No. 228 of 2024 dated 13.11.2024 under Section 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. And In Re : Piyush Kumar Shaw ... Petitioner. Mr. Pratim Priya Dasgupta, Mr. Randhir Singh, Ms. Manisha Soni ... For the Petitioner. Mr. Amal Kumar Datta, Mr. Rishav Kumar Thakur ... For the State. Mr. Saryati Datta ... For the de facto complainant. In spite of service, none appeared on behalf of the de facto complainant. As such, Mr. Saryati Datta, learned advocate, empanelled with High Court Legal Aid Services Authority, is directed to represent the de facto complainant. His appointment may be regularised by the concerned authorities. A copy of the application has already been served upon Mr. Datta, learned advocate for the de facto complainant by the learned advocate appearing for the petitioner. Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that evidence of the victim is over and petitioner is in custody for about 1 year 10 months. Learned advocate appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail and draws the attention of the Court to the statement of the victim recorded under Section 183 of the 2 BNSS as also to the deposition of the victim before the learned Trial Court. I find that the victim has changed her stand before the learned Trial Court. Having regard to the same, I am of the opinion that as the petitioner is in custody for about 1 year 10 months, further detention of the present petitioner in connection with the instant case is unwarranted. As such, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed. Accordingly, the petitioner viz., Piyush Kumar Shaw 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 Judge, Special Court under the POCSO Act, Howrah. If on bail, the petitioner shall be physically present on each and every date before the learned Special Court and shall not leave the jurisdiction of the district of Howrah without prior permission of the learned Special Court. The application for bail, being CRM (M) 1967 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.)