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Babar Shah @ Babar Ali v. State of West Bengal and Anr.

Calcutta HC14 Aug 2025CRM(M)/1259/2025

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What is this about?

High Court at Calcutta, C.R.M.(M) 1259 of 2025, decided 14.08.2025 by Bivas Pattanayak, J.: bail under S.483 BNSS 2023 (corresponding to S.439 CrPC 1973) rejected for Babar Shah @ Babar Ali in rape/POCSO case (Sections 376(3) IPC; Section 4 POCSO Act 2012; Hariharpara PS Case No.213 dt. 13.04.2024; trial as C.Spl 41/2024). Court held menstruation-related blood stains on victim's apparels did not improbabilise the prosecution case; hymen rupture found in medical report; victim's Magistrate statement implicated petitioner; trial to be expedited without unnecessary adjournments and prosecution to produce witnesses per schedule.

What did the court decide?

Bail refused; directions issued to the trial court to expedite the trial and to the prosecution to produce witnesses as per the fixed schedule. ¶19

Babar Shah @ Babar Ali Vs State of West… — Child Sexual Offences (POCSO) | Calcutta HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Bail refused; directions issued to the trial court to expedite the trial and to the prosecution to produce witnesses as per the fixed schedule.

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Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, accused under Sections 376(3) IPC and Section 4 POCSO Act in connection with Hariharpara Police Station Case No.213 dated 13.04.2024, should be enlarged on bail under Section 483 BNSS, 2023. +1 more

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Court's answer

Considering the medical examination report, the evidence of P.W.4, the victim's statement before the Magistrate implicating the petitioner, the materials on record and the nature and gravity of the offence, the Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

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Ratio / Principle

That the incident occurred shortly after the victim's last menstruation period (and the associated blood-stain aspect) does not improbabilise the case of the prosecution.

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Key takeaways

The learned trial court is directed to expedite the trial to the fullest extent and conclude it at an early date without granting any unnecessary adjournment to either of the parties.ratio¶21
The prosecution is directed to produce witnesses as per the schedule fixed by the trial court for examination of witnesses.ratio¶22

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bail application under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (corresponding to Section 439 CrPC, 1973) by Babar Shah @ Babar Ali, accused in C.Spl 41/2024 [POCSO Trial 02(10)2024], arising out of Hariharpara Police Station Case No.213 dated 13.04.2024 under Sections 376(3) IPC and Section 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. From the medical examination report and the evidence of P.W.4 (doctor), the victim's last menstruation period was 8th April, 2024 and the incident occurred on 12th April, 2024; the Court held such aspect does not improbabilise the case of the prosecution. The medical examination report showed rupture of hymen, and the victim's statement before the Magistrate clearly implicated the petitioner. Considering the materials on record and the nature and gravity of the offence, the Court declined bail and rejected the prayer. The trial court was directed to expedite and conclude the trial without unnecessary adjournments, and the prosecution was directed to produce witnesses as per the schedule fixed by the trial court.

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14.08.2025 Item no.6 Court No.42 ss

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(Dismissed)

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IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION

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C.R.M.(M) 1259 of 2025

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In re : An Application for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 corresponding to Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 in connection with C.Spl 41/2024[POCSO Trial 02(10)2024] arising out of Hariharpara Police Station Case No.213 dated 13.04.2024 under Sections 376(3) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 thereby rejecting the petitioner’s prayer for bail .

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In the matter of : Babar Shah @ Babar Ali

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Mr. Ranadeb Sengupta, Mr. Sachit Talukdar

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… Petitioner …for the petitioner

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Ms. Shaila Afrin Mr. Prakash Mishra

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… …For the State

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Learned Advocate for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been implicated solely out of suspicion since on the date of occurrence there were blood stains in the wearing apparels of the victim. The petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case out of previous animosity. Be that as it may, the mother of the victim and the victim herself have clarified in their deposition that at that point of time the victim was going through menstruation. There is no implication against the petitioner in the evidence of the victim as well as her mother. The vulnerable witnesses have already been examined. The other independent witnesses have turned hostile. The prosecution has failed to bring on record any iota of the evidence against the

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petitioner, who is languishing for 488 days. He seeks for enlargement of the petitioner on bail.

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Opposing such prayer for bail, learned Advocate for the State submits that the victim has narrated the true incidents before the Magistrate implicating the petitioner in the alleged offence. The depositions of the victim and her mother appear to be deposed out of some extraneous pressure. The medical report is supportive of the fact that the victim was ravished. She seeks for dismissal of the bail application.

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Despite service none appears on behalf of the de facto complainant/victim.

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Perused the case diary and materials on record.

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From the medical examination report as well as the evidence of the doctor, P.W.4, the last menstruation period of the victim was 8^th April, 2024. The incident has occurred on 12^th April, 2024. Such aspect does not improbabilise the case of the prosecution. Further the medical examination report shows rupture of hymen. The victim before the doctor has stated that she was grabbed and taken away. The victim during her examination in Court stated that she narrated the true facts before the Magistrate. The statement of the victim before the Magistrate clearly implicates this petitioner of ravishing her. Whether the blood stains on the wearing apparels of victim was of the menstruation or otherwise are to be decided in the backdrop of other evidences on record. Considering the above materials and bearing in mind nature and gravity of the offence, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

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Accordingly, the bail prayer of the petitioner is rejected.

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The learned trial court is directed to expedite the trial to the fullest extent and conclude the trial at an early date without granting any unnecessary adjournment to either of the parties.

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The prosecution is directed to produce witnesses as per schedule fixed by the trial court for examination of witnesses.

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The parties are directed to cooperate in the trial for examination of the witnesses.

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Parties are at liberty to communicate this order to the learned trial court.

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The application for bail being CRM (M) 1259 of 2025 stands dismissed.

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( Bivas Pattanayak, J .)

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