Soumitra Santra @ Bapi v. State Of West Bengal

21.05.2026 Court No.28 Item No.17 tbsr Allowed CRM (A) 1135 of 2026 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 read with Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 in connection with Tarakeswar P.S. Case No.215 of 2019 dated 25.10.2019 under Sections 307/34 of the Indian Penal Code 1860.

And In the matter of: Soumitra Santra @ Bapi ....Petitioner.

Mr. Arunava Ganguly ...for the petitioner.

Mr. Priyankar Ganguly .....for the State.

Reports filed on behalf of the State is taken on record. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits as follows. There was a scuffle between supporters of two political groups. Injuries were suffered on both sides but none was grievous in nature. There are case and counter case.

Learned Amicus assisting the State relies on the case diary and opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail. He refers to the statements of witnesses and the injury report, which, however, does not show infliction of any grievous injury. He also places the case diary of the other case.

Considering the above, the other materials available in the case diary, the fact that there are case and counter case and the fact that charge sheet has already 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, shall regularly attend the jurisdictional Court 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.)