Biplab @ Biplab Mandal v. State of West Bengal and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
CRM(R) 17 of 2026, High Court at Calcutta, decided 20.02.2026 by Tirthankar Ghosh, J. Bail application under Section 483 BNSS allowed in Rahara P.S. Case No. 348 of 2025 (S.78 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023; Ss.10/12 POCSO Act 2012). Grounds: 116 days in custody; charge-sheet filed. State relied on victim/witness statements under S.183 BNSS; de facto complainant alleged inappropriate touching and mental depression of the minor victim. Bail on bond Rs.20,000 with two sureties of Rs.10,000 each (one local) before Special Judge (POCSO), Barrackpore; conditions: attendance on all dates, ban on entering Rahara P.S. limits, address furnishing and fortnightly police reporting till modified by Trial Court. Keywords: anticipatory/regular bail, POCSO, child sexual offence, BNSS 483, BNS 78, Section 183 BNSS statement, bond and sureties, bail conditions.
What did the court decide?
Release of the petitioner on bail upon furnishing 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 the POCSO Act, Barrackpore, North 24-Parganas, subject to conditions of personal presence on every date fixed by the Special Court, non-entry into the jurisdiction of Rahara Police Station, furnishing of residence address and fortnightly reporting to the Officer-in-Charge till modified by the Trial Court; the bail application CRM (R) 17 of 2026 disposed of accordingly.