Raj Kumar Sarkar v. State of West Bengal
Case brief
What is this about?
CRM (M) 1063 of 2026, decided 13.07.2026 by Tirthankar Ghosh, J., Hon’ble High Court, Calcutta. Bail allowed under Section 439 CrPC / Section 483 BNSS 2023 in POCSO case (S. 6 POCSO Act; Raiganj Women PS Case No. 147 of 2023 dated 22.11.2023; corresponding POCSO Case No. 67 of 2023). Grounds: prolonged detention of two years seven months, no trial progress, eight of ten charge-sheet witnesses examined. Relief: bond Rs. 20,000, two sureties Rs. 10,000 each (one local), before Special Court (POCSO Act), Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur; conditions of attendance on all trial dates and restriction on leaving Uttar Dinajpur without permission.
What did the court decide?
Bail granted: release of Raj Kumar Sarkar on a bond of Rs. 20,000 with two sureties of Rs. 10,000 each (one local) to the satisfaction of the learned Judge, Special Court (POCSO Act), Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur, subject to conditions of attending every trial date and not leaving Uttar Dinajpur without prior permission of the trial court.