Court dismissed bail application regarding a case where the purity of the EPIC card was questioned. The petitioner is denied release on bail and directed to submit police report.
Petitioner dismissed, bail refused; State directed to submit O.C. report to A.C.J.M.
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17.03.2023 Ct. No.34 S/L No.2 KS
C.R.M.(SB) 45 of 2023 Rahima Fakir @ Salma Fakir -Vs.The State of West Bengal
Mr. Atarul Hoque Molla
Ms. Riya Das
….. For the Petitioner
Mr. Arijit Ganguly Mr. Koushik Kundu …..For the State
Mr. Arijit Ganguly, learned advocate appears for the State and hands over a report submitted by the Officer-in-Charge, Swarupnagar Police Station with regard to the accused, Rahima Fakir @ Salma Fakir. The report is enclosed with number of documents including that of the Electoral Registration Officer, 151- Belapur Assembly Constituency. The report of the Electoral Registration Officer questions the genuinity of the EPIC Card which was submitted.
Having regard to the facts, I am of the view that the petitioner is not entitled to be released on bail.
Accordingly, C.R.M.(SB) 45 of 2023 is dismissed.
Learned advocate appearing for the State is directed to instruct the Officer-in-Charge, Swarupnagar Police Station and/or the Investigating Officer of the case to submit the same report with the learned A.C.J.M., Basirhat. The report would be tagged alongwith the records of Swarupnagar Police Station Case No.244/2022 dated 17.03.2022.
All parties are directed to act on the server copy of this order downloaded from the official website of this Hon’ble Court.
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(Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is entitled to be released on bail given the genuineness issues with the submitted EPIC card.
Whether the petitioner should be granted bail in the underlying criminal case.
Rahima Fakir @ Salma Fakir
The State of West Bengal
Tirthankar Ghosh
As recorded by the court registry
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