Arnab Das And ANR. v. State Of West Bengal

11.09.2025 Court No.28 Item No.37 ssi CRM (A) 2853 of 2025 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Suraksha Nagarik Sanhita in connection with Bidhannagar Electronics Complex PS Case No.126 of 2025 dated 24.06.2025 under Sections 316(2) (4)/318 (2) (4)/336(2)(3)/340(2)/61(2)/3 (5) of the BNS 2023.

And In the matter of: Arnab Das & another.

....Applicants/Petitioners.

Mr. Swapan Kumar Mallick Ms. Sudeshna Das ...for the petitioners Mr. Ranabir Roy Chowdhury Ms. Sandjida Sultana ...for the State Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submits that the petitioners ran a travel agency. They received money from the principal accused only for expenses incurred for travel. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail. However, he admits that the principal accused are absconding. The present petitioners received some money from the principal accused in lieu of travel expenses incurred by the principal accused. The petitioners had responded to the notice issued by the Investigating Agency.

Considering the above, the materials available in the case diary, the fact that the petitioners had responded the notice issued by the Investigating Agency and the alleged roles ascribed to the present petitioners, I do not think that custodial interrogation of the petitioners is required and I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

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

However, 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 conditions that the petitioners shall not threaten or intimidate witnesses and shall co-operate with investigation. The petitioner no.1 shall meet the I.O. once a fortnight till submission of report in final form.

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