Mrinal Chatterjee v. State of West Bengal
Case brief
What is this about?
Bail rejected; job-fraud case (Ratua Police Station Case No.476 of 2024; IPC 417/420/468/471 and added 409); petitioner in custody since July 2025 after cancellation of earlier bail; further investigation pending; C.R.M. (M) 189 of 2026, decided 10.02.2026 by Tirthankar Ghosh, J.; BNSS 2023 S.483 r/w CrPC S.439.
What did the court decide?
Considering the magnitude of the offence, and absent substantial progress in the further investigation of the case, it would not be fit and proper to release the petitioner on bail; accordingly, the prayer for bail is rejected. ¶12