Srikanta Das v. State Of West Bengal

AD 41 August 14, 2025 Ct. 28 SG CRM(A) 2630 of 2025 Allowed An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Nabadwip P.S. Case No.345 of 2025 dated 12.05.2025 under Sections 318(4)/316(2)/340(2)/351(2)/3(5) of the BNS, 2023.

And In the matter of:

Srikanta Das ... petitioner Ms. Tanusri Chanda Ms. Tina Biswas ... for the petitioner Mr. Koushik Kundu Ms. Afreen Begum ... for the State Heard learned counsels for the parties.

Perused the case diary.

It is submitted that the petitioner is the father-in-law of the present accused who allegedly received certain sums of money that the principal accused has defalcated. Considering the materials available in the case diary and the fact that the principal accused has been arrested and the alleged role ascribed to the present petitioner, I do not find that custodial interrogation of the petitioner would be required in this case and 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/- (rupees ten thousand) 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 the further conditions that the petitioner shall cooperate with the investigation, shall meet the investigating officer once a fortnight till submission of report in final form and shall not threaten or intimidate witnesses.

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

(Jay Sengupta, J.)