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2026 DAILYLAW 46618 (CAL)

JAGJIT SINGH v. STATE OF WEST BENGAL

CRR/3789/2026 · 2026-10-06

Ajay Kumar Gupta

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06.10.2026 Serial no. 48 [Srimanta] Ct. No. - 39 CRR/3789/2026 In re : An Application under Section 528 read with Section 442 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 corresponding to Section 482 read with Section 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 -And- In the matter of : JAGJIT SINGH … … Petitioner. Mr. Arindam Jana, Mr. Saikat guin, Ms. Sonali Ghosh …For the petitioner. 1. By filing the instant revisional application, the petitioner, being the accused, has assailed the order dated 05.08.2026 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, 5th Court, Barasat, North 24-Parganas in connection with S.T. Case No. 10/2018 arising out of Baguiati Police Station Case No. 342/2017 dated 05.05.2017 under Sections 370/370A(2)/506(2)/370(3)/120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. 2. By the said impugned order, the Trial Court allowed the return of the original passport bearing No. Z3598838 standing in the name of Jagjit Singh, the petitioner herein, for renewal, the passport having expired on 14.07.2026, subject to his furnishing a bond of Rs.2,00,000/- along with an undertaking before the Court that as soon as the 2 passport is renewed, he will re-submit the same within 15 days without fail. 3. Learned Counsel submits that 15 days is very short, and within such time he is unable to renew his passport due to many difficulties. The time may be extended for renewal to submit the same before the Trial Court. 4. It appears from the order that pursuant to the order passed by the Hon’ble High Court in connection with CRM No. 3259/2018 with CRAN/16/2026 dated 30.07.2026, the High Court directed the Trial Court to return the passport to the petitioner subject to undertaking and bond being furnished before the Trial Court since the matter is in seisin before the Trial Court. The Trial Court has provided 15 days to return the passport after renewal. However, for the convenience of the present petitioner, shall, after renewal, re-submit the passport within one month, without fail. The other conditions imposed by the Trial Court shall remain unaltered. 5. With the above observations, CRR/3789/2026 is disposed of. Connected applications, if any, are also, thus, disposed. 6. Interim order, if any, stands vacated. 7. Let a copy of this order be communicated to the learned Trial Court for information and necessary steps. 3 8. All parties are to act on the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of the Calcutta High Court. 9. Urgent xerox certified copy, if applied for by the parties, same shall be supplied upon compliance of the necessary formalities. (Ajay Kumar Gupta, J.)