Santosh Mandal And ORS. v. State Of West Bengal

11.03.2025 Ct. No. 26 S.D.

Allowed C.R.M.(A) 858 of 2025 In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Malda Police Station Case No. 25 of 2025 dated 10.01.2025 under Sections 126(2)/115(2)/117(2)/118(2)/109/76/303(2)/3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 pending before the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Malda in PTN case No.

WBML02P0002072025.

And In Re : Santosh Mandal & Ors.

...... petitioners Mr. Arup Kumar Bhowmick ...for the petitioners Mr. Rudradipta Nandy, Ld. A.P.P., Ms. Eshita Dutta ...for the State In a free fight, two persons suffered injuries. All the injuries were classified as simple. Injuries were due to the physical assault.

There is a counter police complaint also.

In such circumstances, we grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

Accordingly, we direct that in the event of arrest, the petitioners shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- each, with two sureties of like amount each, to the satisfaction of the arresting officer and also be subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023. The petitioners will report before the Investigating Officer once a fortnight till the conclusion of the investigation. The

petitioners shall appear on every date before the Jurisdictional Court on and from the date fixed for appearance of the accused and in default the jurisdictional Court will pass appropriate order to secure the presence of the petitioners in Court including cancelling the anticipatory bail granted without further reference to this Court.

This application for anticipatory bail is, thus, allowed. (Debangsu Basak, J.) (Smita Das De, J.)