Mafijuddin Ahammed @ Ahamed and Anr. v. State of West Bengal
Case brief
What is this about?
C.R.M. (M) 421 of 2026, High Court at Calcutta, decided 06.04.2026 by Tirthankar Ghosh, J. Bail application under Section 483 BNSS 2023 in Itahar PS Case No. 656 of 2024 (G.R. Case No. 2517 of 2024), offences under BNS 2023 Sections 329(3), 118(1), 118(2), 109, 3(5) with added Section 103(1); counter-case Itahar PS Case No. 654 of 2024. Death of 81-year-old Mojabul Haque after scuffle; injuries on both sides; custody exceeding 15 months treated as ground for bail. Bail allowed: bond Rs.20,000/- each, two sureties Rs.10,000/- each (one local), CJM Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur; conditions - attendance on every trial date, no travel outside Uttar Dinajpur district without permission, exclusion from Itahar PS jurisdiction until vulnerable witnesses examined.
What did the court decide?
Both petitioners, Mafijuddin Ahammed @ Ahamed and Musaraf Hossain, ordered released on bail upon furnishing bond of Rs.20,000/- each with two sureties of Rs.10,000/- each (one of whom must be local) to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur, subject to conditions of personal appearance on every trial date, remaining within the district of Uttar Dinajpur absent prior permission, and staying outside Itahar Police Station jurisdiction until the vulnerable witnesses are examined.