27.03.2026 Court No.35. D/L. 93. Kausik (Rejected) CRM (M) 442 of 2026 In Re: An Application for Bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023/ Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 in connection with Panskura Police Station Case No. 817 of 2025 dated 09.09.2025 under sections 126(2)/115(2)/65(1) of BNS and 6(1) of POCSO Act. And In the matter of : Sk. Sarif ……Petitioner. Mr. Amal Krishna Samanta ……for the Petitioner. Mr. S.S. Imam Mr. B. Chatterjee ……for the State. Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody for 166 days. Charge sheet has been submitted and charges have been framed. On the other hand, learned advocate for the State submits that the statement of the victim do implicate the present petition for such heinous offence. Having regard to the provisions of POCSO Act being charged against the present petitioner, at this stage, I am not inclined to accede to the prayer for bail. Petitioner would be at liberty to renew his prayer for bail after the evidence of the victim is over. As such, CRM (M) 442 of 2026 is dismissed. 2 Report submitted by the State be kept with the record. All parties shall act in terms of server copy of the order 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.)