Rabindra Nath Jana v. State Of West Bengal And ANR

12.11.2025 Court No.28 Item No.52 ssi CRM (A) 3283 of 2025 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Suraksha Nagarik Sanhita in connection with Tamluk PS Case No.582 of dated 06.07.2022 under Sections 376/406/420/506 (ii) of the Indian Penal Code. And In the matter of: Rabindra Nath Jana ....Applicant/Petitioner.

Mr. Pintu Karar Mr. Sabab Uddin Naskar Ms. Meghna Chowdhury ...for the petitioner Mr. Angshuman Chakraborty Mr. S. S. Saha ...for the de facto Mr. S. S. Imam Ms. Rita Datta ..for the State Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits as follows. It appears that the present case was started by the de facto complainant by filing an application before the learned Magistrate. The petitioner was not aware of the instant case as he had left the job.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the de facto complainant strongly opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail. He submits that there is a huge delay in approaching this Court. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail. He refers to the statement of the victim recorded before the learned Magistrate and other materials available in the case diary.

Considering the materials available in the case diary, the fact that there was some kind of a relationship between the two adults who

even went to places and the fact that charge sheet has been submitted, 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. The petitioner shall surrender before the learned jurisdictional Court and pray for bail within four weeks from this date.

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