that there is no chance of an early conclusion of trial since the State is dragging its feet over the issue of sanction. But after a few months when the State was found still maintaining a stoic silence over the relevant issue, the same Coordinate Bench dealing with bail applications of other accused persons in the self-same cases or connected cases came down heavily on the State and it’s Chief Secretary indicating malefic influence of the accused, which obviously includes Dr. Ganguly, may be the underlying reason for recalcitrant attitude of the State Chief Secretary for not deciding on the point of sanction, and the orders passed by the coordinate bench on 22/03/2024, 03/04/2024, 09/04/2024, 23/04/2024, 03/05/2024, 07/05/2024 show that the Coordinate bench has changed its stance from earlier one after it passed the bail order dated 29/11/2023. The tenors of the orders dated 22/03/2024, 03/04/2024, 09/04/2024, 23/04/2024, 03/05/2024, 07/05/2024 are totally different from the order dated 29/11/2023. The said Bench didn't pass any order on the bail applications filed by the other accused in the self-same cases mentioned in the cause title of the instant matters and even by Dr. Ganguly in RC 03A/2022, and the Coordinate Bench concentrated only to deal with the issue of sanction. Therefore, it appears that the Hon’ble Coordinate Bench changed its stance from earlier one and did not take up the bail prayers of the allegedly similarly situated accused persons including Dr. Ganguly in RC 03A/2022, readily or soon after passing of the order dated 29/11/2023, and the Bench, on the contrary, started questioning the authority of the Chief Secretary for deferring the decision on sanction. In view of such a shift in
