Nitai Mondal @ Mondal v. State of West Bengal
Case brief
What is this about?
Nitai Mondal @ Mondal; CRM (M) 1661 of 2025; decided 02.02.2026 by Tirthankar Ghosh, J.; bail under S.483 BNSS / S.439 CrPC dismissed; UAPA charges; FICN (fake currency) recovery; custody exceeding 4 years; arrest on statement of principal accused already sentenced; speedy-trial directions — two schedules per month of 3 dates each, prosecution witnesses (10 cited, 3 examined) to be completed by 30.04.2026; liberty to renew bail plea; case diary returned to State.
What did the court decide?
Bail refused; however, expeditious-trial directions issued — State to expedite the process of the case; Trial Court to fix at least two schedules per month (each of 3 dates); prosecution witnesses to be completed by 30th April, 2026; petitioner at liberty to approach this Court after that period; case diary to be returned to the learned advocate for the State.