01.04.2026 SL No.154 Court No.35 Rohan (Allowed) IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE C.R.M.(M) 697 of 2026 In Re: An application for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Beliaghata Police Station Case No. 104 of 2025 dated 09.07.2025 under sections 75/79 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 read with Sections 10/12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. -And- In the matter of: YYYY …Petitioner Mr. Angshuman Chakraborty Mr. Shashanka Sekhar Saha …for the Petitioner Mr. P. K. Datta, Ld. APP Mr. Binay Panda …for the State 1. Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody for more than eight (08) months and the investigation has been completed. The petitioner has submitted that charge-sheet has been submitted and charges have been framed and two witnesses have already been examined. 2. Learned advocate for the State opposes the prayer for bail and draws the attention of the Court to the statement of the victim under Section 183 of the BNSS. 3. I have taken into account the period of detention of the present petitioner and the fact that the prosecution intends to examine seven (07) more witnesses, which will consume some more time. 2 4. As such, without commenting on the merits of the case, considering the period of detention and the period which will be further required for the Trial Court to come to its logical conclusion, I am of the view that further detention of the petitioner is unwarranted. 5. Accordingly, the application for bail of the petitioner is allowed. 6. As such, the petitioner shall furnish a bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only), with two sureties of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) each, one of whom must be a local, to the satisfaction of the learned Additional District & Sessions Judge, 1st Court, Sealdah, South 24-Parganas. 7. If on bail, the petitioner shall be physically present on each and every date before the learned Trial Court in seisin of the case. The petitioner shall not leave the district of Kolkata and South 24- Parganas without prior permission of the concerned Court. 8. Accordingly, C.R.M. (M) 697 of 2026 is disposed of. 9. All parties shall act on the basis of the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. 10. Urgent Photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities. (Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)