1 D/L 21 14.10.2026 Rohit, A.R.(Ct.) ct.no.33 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE C.R.M (M) 2244 of 2026 Astom Mondal @ Astam Mondal & Anr. Vs The State of West Bengal In Re: An Application for Bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Jiaganj Police Station Case No. 30 of 2026 dated 23.01.2026 under Sections 103(1)/3(5) of the BNS, 2023 And In the matter of : Astom Mondal @ Astam Mondal & Anr …Petitioners. Mr. Mrityunjoy Chatterjee Ms. Suchismita Chakraborty …for the Petitioner Mr. Snehasis Banerjee Mr. Deepak Khetawat …for the IOCL 1. The learned Advocate representing the petitioners submitted the petitioners to be in custody for eight and a half months and referred to the Order No. 1 dated 27th July, 2026 passed in S.SL. No. 184 of 2026 arising out of S.T. No. 15(07) 2026 where the Trial Court had referred to certain vulnerable witnesses. The learned Advocate representing the petitioners submitted those vulnerable witnesses to have been examined and sought for prayer for bail. 2. The learned Advocate representing the State opposed the prayer for bail further stressing that out of 40 witnesses 3 witnesses had been examined. Copy of the 2 deposition of the P.W.1, P.W.2 and P.W. 3 wherefrom it transpired that the victim had been beckoned from his house by the present petitioners. Majority of the witnesses are yet to be examined. 3. Considering the nature and gravity of the alleged offences the prayer for bail is considered and rejected. 4. Accordingly, CRM (M) 2244 of 2026 is dismissed. 5. All parties shall act in terms of server copy of the order downloaded from the official website of this Court. 6. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities. (Ananya Bandyopadhyay, J.)