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Abdul Kuddus @ Munna v. State of West Bengal

Calcutta HC6 Apr 2026CRM(M)/247/2026

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Bail refused; S.483 BNSS / S.439 CrPC; CRM (M) 247 of 2026; Abdul Kuddus @ Munna; photocopy shop owner; forged fingerprints on Aadhaar cards; STF (Headquarters) PS Case 6 of 2025 dt. 14.07.2025; BNS/BNSS ss.111(1)(3)(4)(7), 318(4), 319(2), 336(3), 338, 340(1)(2), 61(2); IT Act ss.66C, 66D; Aadhar Act s.38; Foreigners Act ss.14, 14C/14(c); charge sheet October 2025; custody since 14.07.2025; peripheral-role contention; two-month window to prosecution; liberty to re-approach after 30.06.2026; Tirthankar Ghosh, J.; dismissed.

What did the court decide?

Bail refused; application dismissed at this stage, with two months' time granted to the prosecution to progress with the case and liberty to the petitioner to approach this Court again after 30th June, 2026 if there is hardly any progress. ¶18

Abdul Kuddus @ Munna Vs State of West Bengal — Bail and Remand | Calcutta HC (2026)

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06.04.2026 Court No.35. D/L. 34. Kausik (Rejected)

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CRM (M) 247 of 2026

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In Re: An Application for Bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023/ Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 in connection with Special Task Force (Headquarters) Police Station Case No. 6 of 2025 dated 14^th July, 2025 under sections 111(1)/111(3)/111(4)/111(7)/318(4)/319(2)/336(3)/338/340(1)/ 340(2)/61(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha, Sanhita, 2023 read with 66C/66D of IT Act, 2000 and 38 of the Aadhar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 and Section 14C/14(c) of the Foreigners Act read with Section 14 of Foreigners Act; And

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In the matter of : Abdul Kuddus @ Munna

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……Petitioner.

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Mr. Angshuman Chakraborty Mr. Shashanka Shekhar Saha

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……for the Petitioner.

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Mr. Rudradipta Nandy Ms. Afreen Begum

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……for the State.

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Petitioner is an owner of a shop which is operating for

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photo copies and allied activities. The accusations so far as the present petitioner is that the petitioner facilitated in preparation of certain forged documents, particularly finger prints in respect of certain Aadhaar Cards which were shown to be genuine.

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Learned advocate submits that even if the accusations

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are taken to be correct, the petitioner’s role was in respect of

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certain peripheral activities and were not involved in the inward action of commission of any forgery.

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Learned advocate for the State opposes the prayer for bail. Records reflect charge sheet has already been submitted on October, 2025 and petitioner is in custody since 14^th July, 2025.

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Having regard to the nature of accusations, as a matter of last chance, two months time is granted to the prosecution to progress with the case. If there is hardly any progress of the case, petitioner would be at liberty to approach this Court after 30^th June, 2026.

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At this stage, CRM (M) 247 of 2026 is dismissed .

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All parties shall act in terms of server copy of the order downloaded from the official website of this Court.

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Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities.

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(Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)

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