Mirja Kashim and Anr. v. State of West Bengal and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail rejected; S.438 CrPC; S.482 BNSS; English Bazar PS Case No. 993 of 2024 dated 21.07.2024; S.137(2) and S.140(3) BNS 2023; S.6 POCSO added; S.183 BNSS statement of minor victim implicating principal accused in rape; minor victim apparently pregnant; complicity of petitioners apparent; gravity of offence; victim notified per order dated 06.03.2025; compliance report 10.03.2025; Calcutta High Court; C.R.M.(A) 791 of 2025; decided 18.03.2025; Debangsu Basak, J.; Smita Das De, J.; petitioners Mirja Kashim & Anr.; advocates Mrityunjoy Chatterjee, Suchismita Chakraborty, Debapriya Mazumder for petitioners; Soumik Ganguly, Debanik Das for State.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail was refused: considering the gravity of the offence and the involvement of the petitioners in the incident, the Court was not inclined to grant anticipatory bail.