Xxxxxx v. the State of West Bengal and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: bail rejected; Section 439 CrPC; Section 483 BNSS 2023; Sections 363/34 IPC; Section 6 POCSO Act; penetrative sexual assault; minor victim aged 13; Krishnagar Kotwali Police Station Case No. 437/2024 dated 23.04.2024; charge sheet; CRM (DB) 4301 of 2024; decision date 21.02.2025; Court No. 26 CHC; bench: Debangsu Basak, Md. Shabbar Rashidi; counsel: Prabir Majumder and Snehansu Majumder for petitioner, Subhasree Patel and Debarshi Bramha for the State, Sushanta Das and Suman Biswas for the de facto complainant; no quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
Considering the gravity of the offence and the petitioner's involvement therein, as transpiring from the materials on record, the Bench was not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. ¶16