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D/L 34 30.09.2026 Rohit, A.R.(Ct.) ct.no.35
IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE
C.R.M (M) 2013 of 2026
Bijoy Das
Vs
The State of West Bengal
In Re: An Application for Bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973/ Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Kalyani Police Station Case No. 977 of 2025 dated 26.09.2025 under Sections 318(2)/336(3)/337/338/340(2) of the BNS, 2023 And
In the matter of : Bijoy Das ……Petitioner.
Ms. Deblina De
…for the Petitioner Mr. L. Vishal Kumar Mr. Sanjib Das
…for the State
1. Learned Advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that petitioner is in custody for one year. The charges are magistrate triable. Other accused persons has been granted bail. Petitioner also submits that there is no possibility of the trial progressing as the office of the presiding officer presently is vacant. As such, petitioner be released on bail.
2. Learned Advocate appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail demonstrating the complicity of the present petitioner being different from the others.
3. Having considered the charges for which the petitioner has been implicated in the present case there must be
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some progress in the case. As a matter of last chance, I grant that within three months state would proceed with charges.
4. Learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, 2nd Court (In-charge), Kalyani, Nadia who is in seisin of the case or the judge-in-charge of the said case would overcome the stage of consideration of charges on the next date fixed or within a fortnight thereafter.
5. Petitioner would renew his prayer for bail after the aforesaid stage is over. At this stage, C.R.M. (M) 2013 of 2026 is dismissed.
6. Memo of evidence submitted be kept with the record.
7. All parties shall act in terms of server copy of the order downloaded from the Official website of this Court.
8. Urgent Photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities.
(Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)