Babar Shah @ Babar Ali Shah v. State of West Bengal and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
CRM (M) 2502 of 2025; Babar Shah @ Babar Ali Shah; bail application; Section 483 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023; Section 439 CrPC 1973; Sections 4/6 POCSO Act; Hariharpara Police Station Case No. 213 of 2024 dated 13.04.2024; custody 1 year 10 months; 11 of 19 witnesses examined; Section 164 CrPC victim statement; medical documents; documentary evidences; bail refused; application dismissed; Trial Court directed to expedite trial; Tirthankar Ghosh, J.; 16.02.2026.
What did the court decide?
After considering the victim's Section 164 CrPC statement and the medical documents, and having regard to the documentary evidences available at this stage, the Court was not inclined to release the petitioner on bail. ¶17