08.07.2026 Sl. No.39 Court No.7 Susanta CALCUTTA HIGH COURT IN THE CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION CRM (M) 121 of 2026 In Re: An application for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 filed in connection with Phansidewa Police Station Case No.403 of 2024 dated 13.10.2024 under Sections 103(1)/118(2)/115(2) of the BNS, 2023. In Re : Soren Munda. … Petitioner. Mr. Subham Ghosh Mr. Mayank Roy … for the Petitioner. Mr. Avrojyoti Das, Ld. APP Mr. Debabrata Rai … for the State. 1. The petitioner is in custody for 630 days. 2. It has been submitted that there is complete contradiction in between the contents of the F.I.R. and the statement made under Section 164 of Cr. P.C. 3. Only five out of 23 witnesses have been examined. It will take some time for the trial to conclude. 4. Prayer has been made for grant of bail. 5. Learned advocate representing the State respondents very fairly admits that there is indeed contradiction in the statement of the complainant and the deposition of the complainant before the learned Trial Court under Section 164 Cr.P.C. 6. Learned advocate, however, submits that the crime is very heinous in nature. Charge-sheet has been submitted in January 2025. 2

7. Upon hearing the submission made on behalf of both the parties and in view of the fact that charge-sheet has been submitted and it will take some time for the trial to conclude, there may not be any requirement of custodial interrogation of the petitioner at this stage. 8. As such, the prayer for bail of the petitioner stands allowed. 9. The petitioner, viz. Soren Munda is released on bail of Rs. 20,000/- (rupees twenty thousand only) with two sureties of like amount each, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court at Siliguri subject to the following conditions:- a. The petitioner shall appear before the learned Trial Court on every date of hearing until further order. b. The petitioner shall report to the I.C. once in a fortnight or as and when called for. c. The petitioner shall not threaten, tamper or intimidate the complainant or members of the family in any manner whatsoever or commit similar offence in future. d. The petitioner shall not leave the jurisdiction of the concerned Police Station without taking the leave of the Court or until further order. e. The petitioner shall furnish the address where he is currently residing before the learned trial court and he shall not leave the jurisdiction of the concerned Police Station without taking the leave of the Court or until further order. 3

10. In case the petitioner violates any of the above conditions, the learned trial court shall be at liberty to cancel his bail without further reference to this Court. 11. Accordingly, CRM (M) 121 of 2026 is allowed. 12. Parties to act on the basis of the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. 13. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance of all requisite formalities. (Amrita Sinha, J.)

08.07.2026 Sl. No.39 Court No.7 Susanta CALCUTTA HIGH COURT IN THE CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION CRM (M) 121 of 2026 In Re: An application for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 filed in connection with Phansidewa Police Station Case No.403 of 2024 dated 13.10.2024 under Sections 103(1)/118(2)/115(2) of the BNS, 2023. In Re : Soren Munda. … Petitioner. Mr. Subham Ghosh Mr. Mayank Roy … for the Petitioner. Mr. Avrojyoti Das, Ld. APP Mr. Debabrata Rai … for the State. 1. The petitioner is in custody for 630 days. 2. It has been submitted that there is complete contradiction in between the contents of the F.I.R. and the statement made under Section 164 of Cr. P.C. 3. Only five out of 23 witnesses have been examined. It will take some time for the trial to conclude. 4. Prayer has been made for grant of bail. 5. Learned advocate representing the State respondents very fairly admits that there is indeed contradiction in the statement of the complainant and the deposition of the complainant before the learned Trial Court under Section 164 Cr.P.C. 6. Learned advocate, however, submits that the crime is very heinous in nature. Charge-sheet has been submitted in January 2025. 2

7. Upon hearing the submission made on behalf of both the parties and in view of the fact that charge-sheet has been submitted and it will take some time for the trial to conclude, there may not be any requirement of custodial interrogation of the petitioner at this stage. 8. As such, the prayer for bail of the petitioner stands allowed. 9. The petitioner, viz. Soren Munda is released on bail of Rs. 20,000/- (rupees twenty thousand only) with two sureties of like amount each, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court at Siliguri subject to the following conditions:- a. The petitioner shall appear before the learned Trial Court on every date of hearing until further order. b. The petitioner shall report to the I.C. once in a fortnight or as and when called for. c. The petitioner shall not threaten, tamper or intimidate the complainant or members of the family in any manner whatsoever or commit similar offence in future. d. The petitioner shall not leave the jurisdiction of the concerned Police Station without taking the leave of the Court or until further order. e. The petitioner shall furnish the address where he is currently residing before the learned trial court and he shall not leave the jurisdiction of the concerned Police Station without taking the leave of the Court or until further order. 3

10. In case the petitioner violates any of the above conditions, the learned trial court shall be at liberty to cancel his bail without further reference to this Court. 11. Accordingly, CRM (M) 121 of 2026 is allowed. 12. Parties to act on the basis of the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. 13. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance of all requisite formalities. (Amrita Sinha, J.)