Sunil Kumar Das And ANR. v. State Of West Bengal

30.06.2025 SL.45 Ct.No.28 NB CRM (A) 1768 of 2025 In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 corresponding to Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Ranaghat P.S. Case No.18 of 2025 dated 15.01.2025 under Sections 137(2)/140(3)/3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 pending before the learned Additional District and Session Judge, Ranaghat, Nadia.

And In the matter of : Sunil Kumar Das & Anr. ...petitioners Mr. Snehansu Majumder ...for the petitioners.

Mr. Sanjoy Bardhan, Mr. Manoranjan Mahata.

...for the State.

Affidavit of service filed on behalf of the petitioner is taken on record.

Considering the materials available in the case diary and alleged roles ascribed to the present petitioners, I do not think that custodial interrogation of the petitioners is required in this case and I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Accordingly, in the event of arrest, the petitioners shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- each with two sureties of like amount each, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of Arresting Officer and subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, corresponding to Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha

Sanhita and on further condition that they shall cooperate with the investigation and not to threaten or intimidate witnesses, whatsoever. The application for anticipatory bail being CRM (A) 1768 of 2025 is, thus, allowed.

Urgent photostat certified copies of this order may be delivered to the learned Advocates for the parties, if applied for, upon compliance of all formalities.

(Jay Sengupta, J.)