Hema Khatun v. State Of West Bengal

27/10/2025 D/L - 25 Court No.28 S. Kundu Allowed C.R.M.(A) 3170 of 2025 In Re: An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the BNSS, 2023. In connection with English Bazar Police Station Case no. 1161 of 2025 dated 9.6.2025 under Section 85 of the BNS.

In the matter of: Hema Khatun

...Petitioner.

Mr. Tapan Datta Gupta Mr. Parvej Anam Mr. Sourav Sardar ...for the petitioner.

Mr. Debabrata Chatterjee Mr. Ashok Das ...for the State.

1. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits as follows. The petitioner is the second wife of the husband of the de-facto complainant. She is not the principal accused. There is a delay in lodging the FIR. In fact, the FIR was lodged by filing an application before the learned Magistrate.

2. Learned counsel appearing for the State relies on the case diary and opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.

3. Considering the nature of allegations, the alleged role ascribed to the present petitioner and the fact that charge-sheet has been submitted, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

4. In the event of arrest, the petitioner 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 further conditions that the petitioner shall not threaten or intimidate witnesses.

5. Accordingly, the application for anticipatory bail is allowed.

6. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties upon compliance with requisite formalities.

(Jay Sengupta, J.)