25.02.2026 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Item No.2 CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION Ct.No.35 dc. Allowed C.R.M. (M) 118 of 2026 In Re : An Application for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed in connection with Habibpur Police Station Case No. 332 of 2025 dated 11.09.2025 under Sections 137(2)/140(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 and Section 9 of Prohibition of Child Marriage Act. And In Re : Manos Barman @ Manash Barman ... Petitioner. Mr. Arup Kumar Bhowmick ... For the Petitioner. Mr. Binoy Kumar Panda, Ms. Rituparna Saha ... For the State. Leave is granted to the learned advocate-on-record of the petitioner to amend the cause title. Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 27.09.2025 and till date, he is in custody. Learned advocate further submits that the documents relied upon by the prosecution would reflect that there was no case of sexual assault and the victim on her own had accompanied the present petitioner. Learned advocate appearing for the State, on the other hand, opposes the prayer for bail and produces the document under Section 183 of the BNSS as well as the medical report. On an assessment of the same, I am of the view that further detention of the present petitioner in 2 connection with the instant case is unwarranted. As such, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed. Accordingly, the petitioner viz., Manos Barman @ Manash Barman 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-cum-Additional District and Sessions Judge, 2nd Court, Malda If on bail, the petitioner shall be physically present on each and every date so fixed by the learned Special Court and shall not leave the jurisdiction of the district of Malda without prior permission of the learned Special Court. Memo of Evidence submitted by the learned advocate appearing for the State be kept with the record. The application for bail, being CRM (M) 118 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.)