07.10.2026 ct 33 C.R.M.(M) No. 2042 of 2026 sl no. 33 cm/S. Das In Re : In Re : An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 corresponding to Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Katwa P.S. Case No. 131 of 2020 dated 29.05.2020 Sections 302/120B of the Indian Penal Code. And Rejected In Re : Narayan Pradhan. ….. petitioner Ms. Sadia Parveen …… for the petitioner Mr. S. Surekha …… for the State 1. The learned advocate representing the petitioner submitted that the petitioner to have been languishing in custody for more than six years and four months. The co accused has already been granted bail by the learned trial court in the year 2022. The trial has not proceeded at a considerable pace for absence of the witnesses before the trial court. 2. The learned advocate representing the State submitted out of seventeen witnesses, seven witnesses have been examined and the next schedule for examining the prosecution witnesses have been fixed on 8th October, 2026, 9th October, 2026 and 12th October, 2026. 3. Considering the contents of the complaint, the statements recorded under Section 161 of the Cr.P.C., the post- mortem report, this Court is of the opinion that the 2 instant case is fit for custodial trial. The prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected. 4. More-over, the trial court is to take necessary steps for expediting the process of trial to a proper conclusion. 5. Accordingly, the application being CRM(M) 2042 of 2026 is dismissed. (Ananya Bandyopadhyay, J.)