Sirajul Molla @ Sirajul v. State of West Bengal
Case brief
What is this about?
Bail rejected at this stage; Section 439 CrPC / Section 483 BNSS application; custody over 9 years; trial at fag end; Section 313 CrPC examination of accused fixed; gravity of offence; prima facie involvement; charges under Sections 302/120B/147/148/149/326/307 IPC, Sections 25 and 27 Arms Act, Section 9(b) Explosive Act; Haroa Police Station Case No. 168 of 2008 dated 20.10.2008; C.R.M. (DB) 987 of 2025; direction to trial court for expeditious conclusion of trial without unnecessary adjournments; State and defacto complainant opposed bail.
What did the court decide?
Prayer for bail rejected at this stage, considering the gravity of the offence and the prima facie involvement of the petitioner therein, notwithstanding custody of over nine years and the trial being at its fag end. ¶¶13