Sudhir Chakraborty v. State of West Bengal and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Calcutta High Court, CRM (M) 1351 of 2025, decided 21.08.2025 by Bivas Pattanayak, J.: bail application of Sudhir Chakraborty dismissed in POCSO Case No.07 of 2024 / Kotwali Police Station Case No.78 of 2024 dated 24.01.2024 (Nadia); offence under S.6(1) POCSO Act with S.376(3)/376(2)(f) IPC added via charge-sheet CS No.294/24 dated 07.03.2024; victim aged 5 years, penetrative sexual assault, supportive medical evidence; petitioner in custody over one year; trial part-heard (seven of twelve witnesses examined); bail refused on nature and gravity of offence; directions to expedite trial, produce witnesses per schedule and ensure party cooperation.
What did the court decide?
The victim, aged 5 years at the time of the incident, clearly implicated the petitioner of penetrative sexual assault and the medical examination report supported that fact; considering those materials and bearing in mind the nature and gravity of the offence, the Court was not inclined to grant bail.