Alok Hazra v. The State Of West Bengal

11/11/2025 D/L - 12 & 13 Court No.28 S. Kundu Allowed C.R.M.(A) 2117 of 2025 With C.R.M.(A) 2192 of 2025 In Re: An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the BNSS, 2023. In connection with Debra P.S. Case no. 274 of 2025 dated 18.4.2025 under Sections 85/103(1)/351(2)/3(5) of the BNS.

In the matter of: Alok Hazra

...Petitioner.

In the matter of: Manik Hazra & Ors.

...Petitioners.

Ms. Jharna Biswas Ms. Susmita Biswas Choudhury ...for the petitioners.

Mr. Arindam Sen Mr. Amanul Islam ...for the State in CRM(A) 2117 of 2025.

Ms. Anita Gaur Ms. Poulami Bose ...for the State in CRM(A) 2192 of 2025.

1. Report filed on behalf of the State is taken on record.

2. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submits as follows. The petitioner in CRM(A) 2117 of 2025 is the husband of the alleged victim and the petitioners in the other application are her other in-laws. The marriage between the couple took place in 2017. The victim developed a relationship with another person and as the relationship failed, she committed suicide. There was a suicide note left by the victim in this regard, a copy of which has been annexed with the petition. The original

was taken away by the police earlier. The present FIR was lodged pursuant to a complaint made by the victim's mother before a Magistrate after about nine months from the date of occurrence.

3. Learned counsel appearing for the State relies on the case diary and opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail. Reliance has also placed on the subsequent statement of the de-facto complainant. No original copy of the alleged suicide note was provided by the de-facto complainant. Nor was seized by the police at any point.

4. Perused the case diary as well as the documents pertaining to the UD Case.

5. Considering the above and in view of the delay caused in lodging of the complaint before the Magistrate leading to the registration of the FIR, 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.

6. 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 the Arresting Officer and also be subject to further conditions that the petitioners shall cooperate with the investigation and shall not threaten or intimidate the witnesses. The petitioner in CRM(A) 2117

of 2025 shall meet the I.O once a fortnight till submission of report in final form.

7. Accordingly, the application for anticipatory bail is allowed.

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

(Jay Sengupta, J.)