Lipiki Rajbansi v. The State Of West Bengal

05.02.2025 Sl. No.101 tkm C. R. M. (A) 260 of 2025 In Re: An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Bamongola Police Station Case No.40 of 2021 dated 4.3.2021 under Sections 447/325/302/506/34 IPC.

And In Re: Lipika Rajbansi ... ... Petitioner Mr. Tapan Datta Gupta Ms. Parvej Anam ... ... for the petitioner Ms. Sonali Das Ms. Nahid Ahamed ... ... for the State

1. Petitioner contends victim suffered natural death.

Petitioner's husband has been granted regular bail. She prays for anticipatory bail.

2. Learned lawyer for the State submits petitioner had absconded for three years.

3. We have considered the materials on record. On the allegation that the petitioner and her husband have murdered the victim FIR came to be registered. Post mortem report does not show presence of poison in the visera. It is opined death is not homicidal. Under such circumstances petitioner's husband has been granted regular bail. Petitioner is a lady and was always available to the investigating agency. However, she had not been arrested till date.

4. Under such circumstances we are inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

5. Accordingly, we direct that in the event of arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond

of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of like amount each, to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer and also subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of BNSS 2023.

6. Petitioner shall appear before the jurisdictional court and pray for regular bail within four weeks from date.

7. The application being CRM (A) 260 of 2025 is disposed of. (Subhendu Samanta, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)