Sujan Das @ Sujon Das v. The State Of West Bengal

26.05.2026 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA (D/L 48) CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION Ct. No.7 Vacation Bench (Allowed) C.R.M.(A) 1516 of 2026 (S.M) (B.K.N) In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with G.R. Case No. 473 of 2026 arising out of Bongaon Police Station Case No. 131 of 2026 dated 17.02.2026 under Sections 308(2)/308(3)/351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 pending before the Court of Learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bongaon; North 24 Parganas.

In the matter of : Sujan Das @ Sujon Das ... Petitioner Mr. Akash Sarkar ... for the petitioner Mr. Suman Chakraborty ... for the State

1. Mr. Akash Sarkar, learned Advocate appearing for the petitioner, submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case only to exert pressure upon him. He further submits that the petitioner was served with a notice under Section 35(3) of the BNSS and that he has duly complied with the instructions contained therein. It is also submitted that the petitioner should not be compelled to languish in jail custody.

2. Mr. Suman Chakraborty, learned Advocate appearing for the State, produces the case diary and opposes the prayer for bail on the basis of the materials available therein. He submits that there was an extra-marital affair between the accused person and the wife of the de facto complainant and that, when the wife of the de facto complainant discontinued such relationship, the petitioner started exerting pressure upon her in various ways.

3. Heard the learned advocate appearing for the respective parties.

4. Perused the materials on record.

5. Admittedly, notice under Section 35(3) of the BNSS was served upon the petitioner and the petitioner has complied with the instructions contained therein. Considering this aspect, as also the nature of the allegations levelled against the present accused person, I am of the view that custodial interrogation of the present petitioner will not serve any fruitful purpose. In view thereof, the petitioner may be granted the benefit under Section 482 of the BNSS, however, subject to certain conditions.

6. Accordingly, the prayer for the anticipatory bail is allowed.

7. The application being CRM(A) 1516 of 2026 is disposed of.

8. Accordingly, it is ordered that in the event of arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of Rs. 5,000/- each, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the arresting officer.

9. It is further directed that the petitioner shall meet the Investigating Officer once in a week till submission of the charge-sheet and shall not leave the territorial jurisdiction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bongaon, without prior permission of the Investigating Officer concerned. The petitioner shall also not enter the vicinity of the area where the de facto complainant resides along with his wife.

10. The Arresting Officer is hereby directed to act upon the server copy or certified copy of this order.

11. Urgent Photostat Certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all necessary formalities.

(Partha Sarathi Chatterjee, J.)