Xxxxx v. State of West Bengal and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
CRM (M) 1196 of 2026, decided 14.07.2026 by Tirthankar Ghosh, J. — bail application under S.439 CrPC / S.483 BNSS in Hanskhali Police Station case no. 751 of 2023 dated 24.09.2023 (Sections 363/376(2)(n) IPC; Section 6 POCSO Act, 2012) dismissed; bail refused at trial stage, 5 of 12 prosecution witnesses examined; victim's statement before learned Magistrate considered; petitioner anonymised as XXXXX; Brajesh Jha for petitioner, Arnab Sau for State.
What did the court decide?
The Court took into account the nature of the accusations of sexual assault committed at the behest of the petitioner. ¶9