28.09.2026 Sl. No. 39 Court No.35 Rohan (Rejected) IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE C.R.M.(M) 1926 of 2026 In Re: An application for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Bishnupur Police Station Case No. 213 of 2023 dated 22.03.2023 for the offences punishable under Sections 364/302/201 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. -And- In the matter of: Alim Sk …Petitioner Mr. Soumya Nag Mr. Karan Prasad Mr. Rajdeep Sengupta …for the Petitioner Mr. Pinaki Bhattacharyya Mr. Amartya Mohan Bhattacharyya …for the State Mr. Satadru Lahiri Mr. Safdar Azam Ms. Poulami Dey … for the De-facto Complainant 1. Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody for more than 3 years 6 months and there is no possibility of the trial being concluded as only ten (10) witnesses have been examined out of thirty (30) witnesses. 2. Learned advocate appearing for the de-facto complainant opposes the prayer for bail and submits that there was dismemberment of the body at the behest of the accused. 2 3. Learned advocate for the State opposes the prayer for bail and submits that State has decided to scale down the number of witnesses. 4. Petitioner is in custody for 3 years 6 months. As a matter of last opportunity, 6 months more time is granted to the prosecution. If rest of the prosecution witnesses are not completed within next 6 months in spite of cooperation extended by the accused/petitioner, learned Trial Court would release the petitioner on bail on such terms and conditions as it may deem fit and proper. 5. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner, namely, Alim Sk is rejected. 6. Learned Trial Court would adhere to the direction as passed above. 7. With the aforesaid observation, CRM (M) 1926 of 2026 is dismissed. 8. All parties shall act in terms of the server copy of the order downloaded from the official website of this Court. 9. Urgent Photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities. (Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)