14.10.2026 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Item No.98 CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION Ct.No.35 dc. Rejected C.R.M. (M) 2611 of 2026 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 filed in connection with Bhangore Police Station Case No. 388 of 2019 dated 11.07.2019 under Sections 376DA/506 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. And In Re : XXXXXX and another Vs. The State of West Bengal & Anr. Mr. Soubhik Mitter, Mr. Sandip Dinda ... For the Petitioners. Mr. Shataroop Purkayastha, Mrs. Anindita Banerjee ... For the State. Ms. Sumita Sarkar, Ms. Akshita Nath ... For the de facto complainant. Learned advocate appearing for the petitioners submits that another co-accused was granted bail in connection with the present case. However, another accused approached the Hon’ble Supreme Court and his prayer for bail was rejected in Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No(s). 17214/2026 wherein a direction has been passed to conclude the trial within one year from the date of the said order. Having considered the time period fixed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in respect of a person who was in custody for about five years, on the ground of incarceration, I am not 2 inclined to release the petitioners on bail. As such, the prayer for bail of the petitioners is rejected. Report submitted by the learned advocate appearing for the State be kept with the record. The application for bail, being CRM (M) 2611 of 2026, is, thus, dismissed. 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.)