Manoranjan Roy Pakhadhara v. the State of West Bengal
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail rejected; Section 482 BNSS 2023 application; POCSO Act Section 8 offence; Mathabhanga Police Station Case No. 305 of 2025 dated 27.04.2025; Mathabhanga, Coochbehar; Additional District & Sessions Judge; delay in lodging FIR; attempt to settle dispute amicably; genuineness of allegation doubted by petitioner; custodial interrogation; victim's statement under Section 164 Cr.P.C.; State counsel Ujjwal Luksom opposed; Calcutta High Court Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri; Criminal Miscellaneous Jurisdiction; C.R.M.(A) 628 of 2025; Manoranjan Roy Pakhadhara vs State of West Bengal; bail prayer rejected; application disposed of.
What did the court decide?
After hearing counsel for the petitioner and the State, the prayer for anticipatory bail made by the petitioner stands rejected. ¶12