Tarak Bhattacharya v. State Of West Bengal

11.11.2025 Court No.28 Item No.34 ssi CRM (A) 3226 of 2025 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Suraksha Nagarik Sanhita in connection with Basirhat PS Case No.545 of 2025 dated 19.06.2025 under Section 316 (2)/318 (4)/3(5) of the BNS, 2023.

And In the matter of: Tarak Bhattacharya ....Applicant/Petitioner.

Mr. Sanjib Mitra ...for the petitioner Mr. Ranabir Roy Chowdhury Mr. Prakash Mishra ..for the State Report filed on behalf of the State is taken on record. Heard the learned counsels for the parties.

Perused the case diary.

Considering the materials available in the case diary, the fact that the petitioner has co-operated with investigation by meeting the Investigating Officer, considering the alleged role ascribed to the present petitioner and the fact that one of the two principal accused was granted bail after arrest, 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 or tamper with evidence and shall co-operate with the investigation. The petitioner 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.)