Prabir Biswas v. State Of West Bengal

D/L4 17.06.2026 C.R.M. (M) 1451 of 2026 Bpg.

Allowed In Re: An application for bail under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (corresponding to section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure) filed in connection with Cyber Crime Police Station Case No.28 of 2026 dated 4th June, 2026 under Section 66 tead with Section 43 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and Sections 353(1)(b)/353(2)/356(2)/61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023; Prabir Biswas

Versus

The State of West Bengal Mr. Kalyan Bandopadhyay Mr. Rahul Kumar Singh Mr. Md. Danish Farooqui.

...for the petitioner.

Mr. Krishnendu Bhattacharya Ms. Anushka Ghosh.

...for the State.

Learned senior advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was arrested on 8th June, 2026 after he went to attend the investigating authority subsequent to a notice served under Section 35(3) of the BNSS. It has been contended that the petitioner was initially taken to police custody subsequently the learned Magistrate was pleased to send the petitioner to judicial custody. On any condition, petitioner prays for bail. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposes the prayer for bail and submits that the digital foot prints are required and there are many accounts of the present petitioner which need to be traced out. The next date has been fixed on 23rd June, 2026 for

status of the investigation to be submitted before the jurisdictional court.

I have taken into account the accusations and the mode and manner required for investigating the present case. Considering the nature of the accusations, I am of the view that custodial detention of the present petitioner is not called for in the facts of the present case.

Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed. The petitioner, namely, Prabir Biswas shall be released on bail upon furnishing bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only) with two sureties of Rs.10,000/- each, one of whom must be local to the satisfaction of the learned CJM, Calcutta. If on bail, the petitioner without intimation of the learned CJM, Calcutta will not participate in the social networking platforms. The petitioner shall co-operate with the investigating agency. Petitioner shall make himself available as and when called for. With the aforesaid observations, CRM(M)1451 of 2026 is allowed.

All parties shall act on the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance of all requisite formalities.

(Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)