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Biplab Parida v. State of West Bengal

Calcutta HC13 May 2025CRM (DB)/1017/2025

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What is this about?

Bail rejection; Section 483 BNSS 2023; Sections 498A/302/304B IPC; Sections 3 and 4 Dowry Prohibition Act; Kanksa Police Station Case No.271 of 2021; custody of 3 years 8 months; incomplete examination of investigating officer since 2023; PW 27 last prosecution witness; delay attributed to both sides; direction to trial court to secure witness attendance; expedition of trial; no unnecessary adjournments; cooperation by parties; case diary returned; application disposed of; order dated 13.05.2025; Suvra Ghosh, J.

What did the court decide?

No relief to petitioner; bail rejected at this stage. Directions issued to the trial court to secure the attendance of PW 27 and expedite the trial without unnecessary adjournments, and to the parties to cooperate; case diary to be returned. ¶16

Biplab Parida Vs State of West Bengal — Dowry and Cruelty | Calcutta HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, in custody for 3 years 8 months with examination of the investigating officer still unconcluded, deserves bail under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023. +1 more

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Court's answer

On merits, the petitioner does not deserve a favourable consideration of the bail prayer.

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Ratio / Principle

The prayer for bail is rejected at this stage.

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Key takeaways

Both the prosecution and the petitioner have contributed to the delay in examination of PW 27, whom the State identifies as the last witness to be examined.ratio¶9
The trial court is directed to take all possible steps for securing the attendance of PW 27 and to expedite the trial without granting any unnecessary adjournment to either of the parties, in accordance with law.ratio¶12
The parties are directed to render all cooperation to the learned trial court so that the trial can be concluded expeditiously.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bail application under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023 (C.R.M. (DB) 1017 of 2025) in connection with Kanksa Police Station Case No.271 of 2021 dated 06.09.2021 under Sections 498A/302/304B IPC read with Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act — rejected at this stage. Petitioner in custody 3 years 8 months; examination of the investigating officer, ongoing since 2023, still unconcluded. Court found that both prosecution and petitioner contributed to the delay in examining PW 27, the last prosecution witness. Holding that the petitioner did not merit favourable consideration on merits, the Court rejected bail but directed the trial court to take all possible steps to secure PW 27's attendance, expedite the trial without unnecessary adjournments to either party, and required the parties to cooperate so the trial concludes expeditiously; case diary to be returned; application disposed of.

Biplab Parida v. State of West Bengal

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