Calcutta High Court (Appellete Side)
Berhampore vs In Re : Ramkrishna Dutta on 30 June, 2025
30.06.2025
Item no.14
Court No.42
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IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION
C.R.M.(M) 638 of 2025
In Re: An application for bail under Section 439 of the Criminal
Procedure Code, 1973 corresponding to Section 483 of Bharatiya
Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 arising out of Berhampore
Police Station Case No.1624 of 2022 dated 04.12.2022 under
Sections 376/370/372/373/120B of the Indian Penal Code,
1860 and Sections 3/4/5/7 of Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act,
1956 and Sections 4/8/12/17 of Protection of Children from
Sexual Offences Act, 2012 pending before the Court of the
learned Special Judge (POCSO) Act Murshidabad at
Berhampore.
And
In Re : Ramkrishna Dutta
…. Petitioner
Mr. Debanshu Ghorai
Mr. Anisur Rahman
,
…for the Petitioner.
Mrs. Sonali Das
Mrs. Manasi Roy
…for the State.
Affidavit of service filed on behalf of the petitioner is taken
on record.
Learned Advocate for the petitioner submits that service
has not been effected upon the de facto complainant/victim.
State is directed to effect service and file a service report
on the returnable date. In the notice to be served by the State, it
should be mentioned that the de facto complainant/victim has a
right to be represented through a lawyer to be engaged by the
Calcutta High Court Legal Services Committee for which no cost
need be borne by the de facto complainant/victim. The notice
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should be in a language which the de facto complainant /victim
can comprehend.
List this matter on 7th July, 2025.
(Bivas Pattanayak, J.)