Case brief
What is this about?
Calcutta High Court, CRM (M) 166 of 2026, order dated 18.02.2026, Tirthankar Ghosh, J. — regular bail allowed under Section 439 CrPC read with Section 483 BNSS, 2023 in Special Case No. 38 of 2024 (POCSO, Section 6) arising from Gangarampur Police Station Case No. 371 of 2024 dated 22.07.2024 under Sections 341/354/376/506 IPC. Grounds: prolonged detention exceeding one and a half years and substantial completion of trial evidence (eight of sixteen witnesses, including the victim, examined); victim's section 183 BNSS statement and deposition considered despite opposition by the State and the defacto complainant. Relief: release on Rs.20,000/- bond with two Rs.10,000/- sureties (one local), attendance on all dates, bar on leaving Dakshin Dinajpur district without prior intimation. Useful for arguments on bail after prolonged incarceration and part-tried POCSO cases.
What did the court decide?
Bail granted to Bidyut Das @ Bidhu @ Bidhu Das on bond of Rs.20,000/- with two sureties of Rs.10,000/- each (one local), to the satisfaction of the Learned Judge, Special Court under POCSO Act, Gangarampur at Buniadpur, Dakshin Dinajpur; subject to conditions of attendance on every date fixed by the Special Court and non-departure from Dakshin Dinajpur district without prior intimation; pending applications disposed of.