Susmita Routh And ORS. v. State Of West Bengal

11.07.2025 SL.30 Ct.No.28 NB CRM (A) 2177 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 Kharagpur(Local) P.S. Case No.225 of 2025 dated 07.03.2025 under Sections 351(2)/ 308(2) /115(2) /117(2)/ 304(2)/ 109(1)/ 351(3)/3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) pending before the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Paschim Medinipur. And In the matter of : Susmita Routh & Ors.

...petitioners Mr. Kusal Kumar Mukherjee, Mr. Sayan Das.

...for the petitioners.

Mr. Iqbal Kabir, Mr. Bikram Mitra.

...for the State.

Heard the learned counsels for the parties.

Perused the case diary.

Considering the nature of allegations and the materials available in the case diary including the injury report annexed, 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 the petitioners shall cooperate with the investigation and shall not threaten or intimidate witnesses or tamper with evidence in any manner whatsoever. The application for anticipatory bail being CRM (A) 2177 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.)