In a bail application for Section 6 of the POCSO Act and related IPC charges, the High Court of Calcutta, Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri, considered the gravity of the offence and denied bail, rejecting the prayer and dismissing the appeal.
Bail application rejected; criminal appeal dismissed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI
30.03.2022
Sl. JCB5 Court No.29 sourav (Rejected)
C.R.M. (DB) 78 of 2022
In Re: - An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure filed on 24.03.2022 in connection with Matigara Police Station Case No. 934 of 2019 dated 03.11.2019 under Sections 6/17 of the POCSO Act read with Sections 379/506/34 of the Indian Penal Code.
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In the matter of: Sanjay @ Sanjoy Munda ….petitioner. Ms. Jeenia Rudra, …for the petitioner. Mr. Aditi Shankar Chakroborty, Ld. APP Mr. Biswarup Roy,
…for the petitioner. …for the State.
Petitioner seeks bail.
Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody for eight months. One of the co-accused was granted bail.
State is represented.
The petitioner is involved in a proceeding inter alia under Section 6 of the POCSO Act, 2012 read with Sections 379/506/34 of the Indian Penal Code and 363/365 thereof.
Considering the gravity of the offence and the involvement of the petitioner therein, we are unable to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected. C.R.M. (DB) 78 of 2022 is dismissed.
(Debangsu Basak, J.)
(Bibhas Ranjan De, J.)
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether bail should be granted to an accused charged under Section 6 of the POCSO Act read with Sections 379/506/34 of the Indian Penal Code.
Sanjay @ Sanjoy Munda
The State
Debangsu Basak
Bibhas Ranjan De
As recorded by the court registry
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