Habiba Bibi v. State Of West Bengal

04/11/2025 D/L - 31 Court No.28 S. Kundu Allowed C.R.M.(A) 3272 of 2025 In Re: An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the BNSS, 2023. In connection with Beldanga P.S. case no. 422 of 2025 dated 21.6.2025 under Sections 303(2) of the BNS.

In the matter of: Habiba Bibi

...Petitioner.

Mr. J.I. Hossain ...for the petitioner.

Md. Anwar Hossain Mr. Nirupam Dhali ...for the State.

1. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits as follows. The petitioner's son-in-law allegedly committed theft in the land lady's house. It is alleged that the mother-in-law had abetted the crime. The son-in-law was arrested and thereafter, granted bail.

2. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail. He relies on the seizure list for recovery of certain stolen rings from the house of the petitioner pursuant to a recovery statement given by the said son-in-law.

3. Considering the materials available in the case diary and the fact that a co-accused was arrested and was granted bail, 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.

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 cooperate with the investigation and shall not threaten or intimidate the 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.)