Firoj Mondal @ Firoz Mondal v. State of West Bengal
Bail – Section 439 CrPC (corresponding to Section 483 BNSS 2023)
Case brief
What is this about?
Calcutta High Court (Tirthankar Ghosh, J.), CRM (M) 2107 of 2025, decided 04.02.2026: bail granted under Section 439 CrPC / Section 483 BNSS 2023 in a dowry-death case (Sections 498A/302/304B/34 IPC; charge-sheet under Sections 498A/304B/34 IPC r/w Sections 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, Haringhata P.S. Case No. 236 of 2024). Custody since 24.05.2024; early trial stage (2 of 16 witnesses); no specific overt act attributed; bond Rs.20,000/-, two sureties of Rs.10,000/- each (one local); conditions requiring attendance at every trial date and no travel outside Nadia district without permission.
What did the court decide?
Petitioner Firoj Mondal @ Firoz Mondal released on bail upon bond of Rs.20,000/- with two sureties of Rs.10,000/- each (one local), to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kalyani, Nadia, subject to conditions of attendance on every trial date and non-departure from Nadia district without prior permission; the bail application disposed of accordingly.