Judgment · High Court

In Re: An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973/under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 arising out of Dum Dum Police Station Case No.242 of 2023 dated 18th September, 2023 under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 subsequently charge sheeted under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code read with Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 subsequently charged framed under Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 read with Section 4 of the from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 Protection of Children corresponding with POCSO Case No.80 of 2023 now pending before the Court of the learned Special Judge (POCSO) Act, Barrackpore, North 24-Parganas. In Re : Sumanta Haldar Mr. Niladri Sekhar Ghosh Ms. Sompurna Chatterjee Ms. Labani Sikder Mr. Souvik Dey …. Petitioner. Mr. Aritra Bhattacharya …for the Petitioner. …for the State. Leave is granted to the learned Advocate for the petitioner to correct the cause-title of the application. Report filed on behalf of the State is taken on record. Learned Advocate for the petitioner seeks to withdraw this application with liberty to file afresh after conclusion of evidence of the victim boy. In view of the above, the application for bail being CRM(M) 506 of 2025 is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to file afresh. Trial court is directed to expedite the examination of the victim boy. 2 Prosecution shall take necessary steps for examination of the victim boy before the trial court. Parties shall cooperate in the examination of the victim boy before the learned trial court. (Bivas Pattanayak, J.)