Sovanlal Khatua @ Sovan Khatua @ Sobhan Khatua v. State of West Bengal and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail rejected; Sovanlal Khatua @ Sovan Khatua @ Sobhan Khatua; CRM (A) 4380 of 2025; decided 06.02.2026 by Jay Sengupta, J.; Chandipur P.S. Case No. 87 of 2024 dated 16.03.2024; Sections 363/365/34 and 363/365/376(2)(n)/34 IPC; Section 6(1) POCSO Act, 2012; Section 438 CrPC / Section 482 BNSS; minor victim recovered from petitioner's house after eight days of FIR; statement before learned Magistrate alleging kidnapping, confinement and atrocities; refusal of medical examination; incriminating case diary materials.
What did the court decide?
Considering the serious allegations of kidnapping of the girl and keeping her confined, the fact that she was recovered from the house of the accused petitioner, and the other incriminating materials available in the case diary, the court did not consider this to be a fit case for granting anticipatory bail.