Pintu Acharjee v. State of West Bengal and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Single Bench of the Calcutta High Court rejected the bail application of the petitioner in a murder and sexual offence case. The court cited a partial DNA match and pending trial as reasons for refusal.
What did the court decide?
Prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected. Notice of this order sent to Trial Court to prevent unnecessary adjournments.
What the court decided
01.05.2024. 34. Ct.No.28 as (Rejected)
C.R.M. (DB) 1210 of 2024
In Re:- An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection Gobardanga P.S. Case No.357 of 2022 dated 26.12.2022 under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and charge sheet submitted under Sections 302/411/376 of the Indian Penal Code.
In the matter of : Pintu Acharjee. … Petitioner. Mr. Bikaksh Ranjan Bhattacharyya, ld. Sr. Adv., Mr. Prabir Majumder, Mr. Prabir Chatterjee, Mr. Dilip Kr. Chatterjee, Mr. Aloke Roy Chowdhury, Ms. Adrija Chatterjee. ...for the Petitioner. Mr. Sandip Chakraborty, Mr. Saptarshi Chakraborty. …for the State. Mr. Amitabha Ghosh, Ms. Nabanita Chatterjee. …for the de-facto complainant.
- Heard the learned Advocates for the parties.
- We have considered the materials on record. Partial DNA profile of the petitioner matched with the vaginal swab of the victim. Bail prayer of the petitioner was rejected earlier on merits. Trial is in progress.
- Under such circumstances, we are not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.
- Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected.
Signed By : ALOK SETH High Court of Calcutta 2 nd of May 2024 06:09:01 PM
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether bail should be granted to the petitioner in a case involving murder and sexual offences with a matching DNA profile.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Pintu Acharjee
- respondent
The State
Coram
Alok Seth
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Calcutta HC
- Decided on
- · May
- Registered
- Case no.
- CRM (DB)/1210/2024
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