Koushik Roy v. State Of West Bengal

23.04.2026 Court No.28 Item No.92 tbsr Allowed CRM (A) 916 of 2026 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Kharagpur Town P.S. Case No.602 of 2025 dated 24.12.2025 under Sections 85/115(a)/117(2)/109(1)/316(2)/3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 read with Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

And In the matter of: Koushik Roy ....Petitioner.

Mr. Joy Chakraborty Ms. Ipsita Ghosh ...for the petitioner.

Mr. Saibal Bapuli, ld. APP Ms. Snigdha Saha ....for the State.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits as follows. The petitioner is the husband of the alleged victim. The marriage between the couple took place six years ago. There is a delay of about three months in lodging the FIR. If one considers the last date of occurrence as regards to the two dates mentioned in the FIR, the petitioner was away on duty as a ticket checker in the railways on that date.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail. She relies on the statements of witnesses including that of the alleged victim. However, 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 condition that the petitioner shall cooperate with investigation, shall meet the I.O. once a fortnight till submission of report in final form and shall not threaten or intimidate witnesses.

The application for anticipatory bail is, thus, allowed. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order may be supplied to the parties expeditiously, if applied for.

(Jay Sengupta, J.)