16.04.2026 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Item No.32 CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION Ct.No.35 dc. Rejected C.R.M. (M) 552 of 2026 In Re : An Application for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 corresponding to Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 filed in connection with Noapara Police Station Case No. 35 of 2017 dated 01.02.2017 under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 4/8/12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. And In Re : Md. Sarfuddin ... Petitioner. Mr. Pradyat Saha, Mr. Suman Chatterjee, Ms. Shreyosi Chakraborty ... For the Petitioner. Mr. Anupam Das Adhikary, Mr. Bikram Mitra ... For the State. Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 2017. However, it has been pointed out by the State that evidence of the investigating officer has already commenced. Having considered the advanced stage of the case, at this stage, I am not inclined to release the petitioner on bail. As such, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected. Learned Trial Court is directed to complete the evidence of the investigating officer within one month from the next date fixed. Learned Trial Court would, if no evidence is adduced by the defence, try to pronounce the verdict of the case within a period of 45 days from the date on which the evidence of the investigating officer is over. 2 Report submitted by the learned advocate appearing for the State be kept with the record. The application for bail, being CRM (M) 552 of 2026, is, thus, disposed of. 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.)