Gour Chandra Barman v. State of West Bengal
Case brief
What is this about?
Bail rejected - prolonged pre-trial detention over 13 years; CRM (M) 648 of 2026; applicant Gour Chandra Barman; Raiganj Police Station case no. 14 of 2013 (05.01.2013); offences Ss.302/34/120B/427 IPC and 25/27 Arms Act; bail under S.439 CrPC read with S.483 BNSS 2023; trial ended 2024, prosecution arguments completed 2024, defence arguments stretched to 2025; Presiding Officer transferred mid-arguments; earlier order in CRM (M) 1894 of 2025 directed In-Charge Court to hear arguments and deliver judgment; ADJ FTC-I Raiganj order dated 23.02.2026 - arguments stalled, accused absent; next date 10.04.2026; held bail refused at this stage; prayer for bail dismissed; Bench: Tirthankar Ghosh, J.; order dated 01.04.2026.
What did the court decide?
In view of the stage of the case, the Court was not inclined to release the petitioner on bail; the prayer for bail in CRM (M) 648 of 2026 was dismissed.