Banil Das vs The State Of Jharkhand
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Jharkhand High Court

Banil Das vs The State Of Jharkhand on 22 April, 2025

Author: Rongon Mukhopadhyay

Bench: Rongon Mukhopadhyay, Ambuj Nath

              IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
                     Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 283 of 2022

       Banil Das                                                ...      Appellant
                                           Versus
       The State of Jharkhand                                  ...         Respondent
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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH

For the Appellant : Mr. A.K. Kashyap, Sr. Advocate For the State : Mr. Shailendra Kr. Tiwari, Spl.P.P.

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08/22.04.2025

I.A. No. 12199 of 2024 Heard Mr. A.K. Kashyap, the learned senior counsel appearing for the appellant and Mr. Shailendra Kumar Tiwari, the learned Spl.P.P. for the State.

The prayer for bail of the appellant was earlier rejected in IA No. 2104 of 2023.

It has been submitted by the learned senior counsel for the appellant that there is no direct evidence which would indicate that the appellant was instrumental in committing the murder of his wife. It has further been submitted that out of nine charge-sheet witnesses, four witnesses have been declared hostile. The learned senior counsel adds that the appellant is in custody for about 7 ½ years.

Learned Spl.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the appellant. The appellant appears to be the husband of the deceased and the circumstances which led to conviction of the appellant has been mentioned at para- 14 of the trial Court judgment. It further appears that the submissions advanced by the learned senior counsel for the appellant has already been considered earlier in IA No. 2104 of 2023.

In such circumstances, therefore, we are not inclined to reconsider the prayer for bail of the appellant which stands once again rejected at this stage.

I.A. No. 12199 of 2024 stands rejected.

                                                 (RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY, J.)


S.B.                                                     (AMBUJ NATH, J.)