Rajul Sardar @ Lalu Sardar v. State Of West Bengal And ANR

11.07.2025 Court No.28 Item No.10 tbsr Allowed CRM (A) 1964 of 2025 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Raninagar P.S. Case No.225 of 2025 dated 17.04.2025 under Sections 137(2)/140(3)/303(2)/64 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

And In the matter of: Rajul Sardar @ Lalu Sardar ....Petitioner.

Mr. Jisan Iqubal Hossain Ms. Chandrima Debnath ....for the petitioner.

Mr. Md. Adil Badr Mr. Tirthankar Dhali ...for the State.

Ms. Shabana Hasin ....for the de facto complainant Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits as follows. The victim was a married lady. She was not happy with the marriage. She developed a relationship with the petitioner and then on her own volition went to Kerala. As the petitioner did not agree to marry her, she decided to come back and lodged the instant FIR. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the de facto complainant strongly opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail. She submits that after she was abducted by the petitioner and put in a car, she became unconscious. She regained consciousness when she was taken to a room at a place in Kerala.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail and refers to the materials available in the

case diary including the statement of the victim recorded before the learned Magistrate and other statements of witnesses. He submits that the train ticket that the petitioner was relying upon was for travel in April but was booked in February, 14 of that year. Considering the nature of allegations, the materials available in the case diary, especially as regards the purported travel to Kerala, and the fact that charge sheet has already been submitted, 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 condition that the petitioner shall not threaten or intimidate witnesses and shall surrender and pray for bail before the learned trial Court within four weeks from this date.

The application for anticipatory bail is, thus, allowed. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order may be supplied to the parties expeditiously, if applied for.

(Jay Sengupta, J.)