Kolkata, Oct 14 The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday refused anticipatory bail to former TMC MLA and actor Soham Chakraborty in a criminal case lodged against him for allegedly taking money from a producer to act in a film but failing to do so.
Justice Debangsu Basak rejected Chakraborty’s pre-arrest bail plea, taking into consideration the gravity of the offence, the materials in the case diary and his alleged involvement in the matter.
It was alleged that Chakraborty had taken money from the producer ostensibly for acting in a film but did not perform in it.
The court noted that he had also not returned the money to the producer.
A complaint was lodged against Chakraborty at Balurghat police station in West Bengal’s Dakshin Dinajpur district, following which an FIR was registered against him on May 21 for alleged criminal breach of trust and aggravated criminal intimidation.
Chakraborty had represented Chandipur in Purba Medinipur district as a Trinamool Congress MLA after winning the seat in the 2021 Assembly elections.
(PTI News)
