Anjura Bibi And ORS. v. State Of West Bengal And ANR

24.07.2025 Court No.28 Item No.44 tbsr Allowed CRM (A) 2310 of 2025 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Chanchal P.S. Case No.660 of 2025 dated 27.05.2025 under Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 read with Section 107 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

And In the matter of: Anjura Bibi & Ors.

....Petitioners.

Mr. Soupal Chatterjee Ms. Sucheta Banerjee ....for the petitioners.

Ms. Sukanya Bhattacharya Mr. S. Balial ...for the State.

Mr. Anupam Das ....for the de-facto complainant.

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

Heard the learned counsels for the petitioners, the de-facto complainant and the State.

Perused the case diary.

Considering the materials available in the case diary including the exonerative statement made by the mother of the victim/de-facto complainant before a Magistrate, 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.

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 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 petitioners shall co-operate with investigation and shall not threaten or intimidate witnesses.

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.)