Subhankar Das @ Suvankar Das v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

11.08.2025 Court No.28 Item No.46 ssi CRM (A) 2531 of 2025 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Suraksha Nagarik Sanhita in connection with Krishnaganj PS Case No.273 of 2025 dated 23.06.2025 under Section 10/11/9 of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006. And In the matter of: Subhankar Das @ Suvankar Das ....Applicant/Petitioner.

Mr. Anindya Ghosh Mr. Pronojit Roy ...for the petitioner Mr. Arijit Ganguly Mr. Subhasish Datta ..for the State Mr. Surajit Basu Ms. Jasika Alam ...for the o.p.no.2 Learned counsels appearing on behalf of the petitioner and the de facto complainant in presence of the victim's mother submit that the victim had eloped with the petitioner and got married. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail saying that the victim was a little more than 15 years old at the date of occurrence.

Perused the case diary.

Considering the exonerative statement made by the victim before the learned Magistrate, I do not think that custodial interrogation of the petitioner is required in this case and I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

Accordingly, the application for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is allowed.

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 conditions that the petitioner shall not threaten or intimidate witnesses. The petitioner shall meet the I.O. once a week till submission of report in final form.

The application for anticipatory bail is, thus, disposed of. (Jay Sengupta, J.)