Calcutta High CourtCRM (A)/569/2026allowed

Sourav Roy v. State Of West Bengal

2026-03-06Hon'Ble Justice Jay Sengupta2 pages

06.03.2026 Court No.28 Item No.36 ssi CRM (A) 569 of 2026 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Suraksha Nagarik Sanhita in connection with Bankura Women Police Station Case No.158 of 2025 dated 19.12.2025 under Sections 85/115(2)/109/316(2)/351(2),(3)/3(5) of the BNS 2023 read with Section 3 /4 of the DP Act.

And In the matter of: Sourav Roy.

.... Petitioner.

Mr. Amit Roy Mr. Anish Tiwari ...for the petitioner Mr. Anindya Bose Mr. Santanu Maji Mr. S. Das Ms. Debrani Mondal Ms. Raina Das ...for the de facto Mr. Shiladitya Banerjee Ms. Ratna Ghosh ..for the State Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits as follows. The petitioner is the husband of the alleged victim. The FIR was lodged after about six months of marriage. Earlier, the petitioner's mother was constrained to lodge a complaint before the police station regarding certain unusual behavior of the alleged victim.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the de facto complainant strongly opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail. He submits that even the stridhan articles were not handed over. The same is denied on behalf of the petitioner. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail. She relies on the statements of the

witnesses. However, she submits that there is no injury report present in the case diary.

Considering the above and the other materials available in the case diary, I do not think that custodial interrogation of the petitioner is required in this case and 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 conditions that the petitioner shall co-operate with the investigation and shall not threaten or intimidate the witnesses. The petitioner shall meet the I.O. once a fortnight till submission of report in final form. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order be supplied to the parties, if applied for, as early as possible. (Jay Sengupta, J.)