Priyanka Biswas And ANR. v. State Of West Bengal

18.09.2025 Court No.28 Item No.40 ssi CRM (A) 3003 of 2025 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Suraksha Nagarik Sanhita in connection with Kotwali PS Case No.740 of dated 27.06.2025 under Sections 85/329(4)/115(2)/74/109/3(5) of the BNS 2023. And In the matter of: Priyanka Biswas & another.

....Applicants/Petitioners.

Mr. Sumanta Das ...for the petitioners Ms. Sayanti Santra Ms. Debjani Sahu ...for the State Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submits that the petitioners are the sister in law of the alleged victim and her brother. The husband has not been made an accused. The petitioners have been falsely implicated in this case because the mother in law had transferred property to the husband of the petitioner no.1. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail and relies on the case diary. She refers to the statements of witnesses including the victim and the injury report.

Considering the nature of allegations and the materials available in the case diary including the injury report which does not show inflicting of any grievous injury, 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, 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 the witnesses and shall co-operate with investigation. The petitioner no.2 shall meet the Investigating Officer as and when required. The application for anticipatory bail is, thus, disposed of. (Jay Sengupta, J.)