Sharat Mandal v. State Of West Bengal And ANR

16.07.2025 Court No.28 Item No.12 ssi CRM (A) 1573 of 2025 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Suraksha Nagarik Sanhita in connection with Harirampur PS Case No.206 of 2024 dated 18.10.2024 under Sections 137(2)/140(3) of the BNS, 2023.

And In the matter of: Sharat Mandal ....Applicant/Petitioner.

Mr. Asim Kumar Chakraborti ...for the petitioner Ms. Anasuya Bhattacharya Ms. Munmun Chakraborty ...for the de facto Mr. Subhamay Bhattacharya Ms. Jonkai Saha ..for the State Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that there was a love affair between him and the alleged victim and the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case by the mother of the alleged victim.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the de facto complainant strongly opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State relies on the case diary and points to the medical report and the statement of the victim, among other things.

Considering the materials available in the case diary including the exonerative statement given by the victim, 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 not threaten or intimidate witnesses, shall meet the I.O. once a week till submission of report in final form. The application for anticipatory bail is, thus, disposed of. (Jay Sengupta, J.)