Dipankar Talukdar v. State Of West Bengal

AD 26 May 22, 2026 Ct. 28 SG CRM(A) 1450 of 2026 Dismissed An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Hili P.S. Case No.60 of 2026 dated 18.03.2026 under Sections 318(4)/338/340(2)/323(3)/109/351(3) of the BNS, 2023.

And In the matter of: Dipankar Talukdar ... petitioner Mr. Kaushik Choudhury Mr. Dwaipayan Panda Mr. Tridib Das ... for the petitioner Mr. Krishendu Bhattacharya ... Amicus Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he has been falsely implicated in this case. There is no allegation of hurling any abuse in public view. Therefore, the provisions of the SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act do not apply. Learned Amicus, assisting the State, relies on the case diary and opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail. He submits that the application is not maintainable as a prima facie case is made out under the provisions of the Special Act.

The prosecution case is that in spite of an injunction order passed against the petitioner, he and others went to cut trees from the land of the de facto complainant. As per the FIR, castes-related slurs were hurled in public view.

As a prima facie case appears to have been made out under the provisions of the SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the application for anticipatory bail is dismissed as not maintainable.

Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance of requisite formalities.

(Jay Sengupta, J.)