Case brief
What is this about?
Calcutta High Court; C.R.M.(M) 1368 of 2025; Debraj Patra; bail application under Section 483 BNSS 2023; Nandigram Police Station FIR Case No.234 of 2025 dated 17.04.2025; charge sheet no.420 of 2025 dated 14.06.2025; Sections 7(2)/140(3)/64(1) BNS 2023; Section 6(1) POCSO Amendment Act 2019; Section 9 Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2025; bail allowed 26.08.2025 by Bivas Pattanayak, J.; Special Court POCSO Haldia; bond Rs.10,000 with two sureties; conditions incl. Section 317 CrPC / Section 355 BNSS appearance, fortnightly reporting to Nandigram PS, territorial restriction, address disclosure; victim left home of own accord; love affair; no forcible intercourse allegation; custody three months twenty days; advocates Devi Priya Mitra, Dhiman Roy, Pritam Modak, Dip Chanda (petitioner); Md. Adil Badr, Soumadip Saha, Navanil De, Subhrajit Dey (de facto complainant).
What did the court decide?
Petitioner Debraj Patra enlarged on bail on a bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of like amount each (one local), to the satisfaction of the learned Judge, Special Court, POCSO, Haldia, subject to conditions: daily appearance during substantive hearing (subject to Section 317 CrPC/Section 355 BNSS), no intimidation of victim/witnesses or tampering with evidence, fortnightly reporting to the Inspector-in-Charge of Nandigram Police Station, no entry into Nandigram Police Station jurisdiction except for court attendance and reporting, and disclosure of his present residential address; on non-compliance the Trial Court may cancel bail without further reference to this Court.