Laxman Mondal @ Lakhan Mondal @ Lakshman Mondal v. State Of West Bengal And ANR

18.02.2026 Court No.28 Item No. 29 tbsr Allowed CRM (A) 300 of 2026 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973/482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Reginagar P.S. Case No.289 of 2022 dated 14.11.2022 under Sections 363/365/34 of the IPC, 1860 and Sections 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.

And In the matter of: Laxman Mondal @ Lakhan Mondal @ Lakshman Mondal ....Petitioner Mr. Anit Dey ....for the petitioner Mr. Anupam Das Adhikari Ms. Debadrita Mondal ....for the State Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits as follows. The petitioner is the father of the principal accused. The minor girl eloped with the principal accused of her own free will and they stayed together at different places. Afterwards, the principal accused was arrested and was thereafter was granted bail. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail. However, he submits that the alleged survivor has refused medical examination and has practically exonerated the accused in the statements made before the learned Magistrate.

Considering the above, the other materials available in the case diary, the alleged role ascribed to the present petitioner and the fact

that charge sheet has been submitted, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

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, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer and also be subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 corresponding to Section 482(2) of the BNSS, 2023 and on further condition that the petitioner shall surrender before the learned jurisdictional Court and pray for bail within four weeks from this date and shall attend the jurisdictional Court regularly and shall not threaten or intimidate witnesses.

The application for anticipatory bail is, thus, allowed. Urgent photostat certified copies of this order may be delivered to the learned Advocates for the parties, if applied for, upon compliance of all formalities.

(Jay Sengupta, J.)