Amit Munda and Anr. v. the State of West Bengal
Case brief
What is this about?
Amit Munda & Anr.; bail rejected; CRM (DB) 470 of 2024; Calcutta High Court Circuit Bench Jalpaiguri; decision date 24.09.2024; Nagrakata Police Station Case No. 31 of 2024 dated 03.03.2024; Sections 302/34 Indian Penal Code (murder); Sessions Case No.158/2024; Additional Sessions Judge Court Malbazar; Section 439 Code of Criminal Procedure 1973; Section 483 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023; Section 164 CrPC eye-witness statements; advocates Jaydeep Kanta Bhowmik, Debi Sarkar, Shubham Kumar, Sayantani Das (petitioners); Aditi Shankar Chakraborty Ld. APP and Arjun Chowdhury (State); bench Debangsu Basak J. and Md. Shabbar Rashidi J.; bail dismissed for gravity of offence and petitioner involvement.
What did the court decide?
Statements of two eye-witnesses recorded under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure implicate the petitioners; considering such materials in the case diary, together with the gravity of the offence and the involvement of the petitioners therein, the Court is unable to grant bail to the petitioners.