Badal Dolai v. State of West Bengal and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Calcutta High Court, CRM (M) 2652 of 2025, order dated 18.02.2026 by Tirthankar Ghosh, J. Bail application under Section 483 BNSS, 2023 by Badal Dolai (counsels Navanil De, Mohami Mukherjee) in Keshiary Police Station Case No. 132 of 2025 dated 29.06.2025 under Sections 64(2)(m)/65(1)/351(1) Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 read with Section 6(1) POCSO Act, 2012; State (Sukanya Bhattacharya, Subham Bhakat) opposed citing victim's statement before the Magistrate and medico-legal report; custody 233 days, charges not framed; bail rejected as not a fit case; application dismissed.
What did the court decide?
On assessment of the victim's statement before the learned Magistrate and the medico-legal report, the Court held that this is not a fit case for granting bail to the petitioner and rejected the bail prayer. ¶10