Ujjal Das v. State Of West Bengal

06.11.2025 Court No.28 Item No.35 ssi CRM (A) 3318 of 2025 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita in connection with Bidhannagar South PS Case No.157 of 2025 dated 16.08.2025 under Sections 3 (5)/319(2)/336(2)/336(3)/338/340(2) of the BNS 2023. And In the matter of: Ujjal Das ....Applicant/Petitioner.

Mr. Mrinal Kanti Mukherjee ...for the petitioner Mr. Joydeep Biswas Mr. Subhasish Datta ...for the State Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner only runs a canteen and the principal accused used to take food there.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State strongly opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail. He refers to the statement of a witness present at page 37 of the case diary and other materials. The said statement only refers to a hearsay account given by certain others.

Considering the materials available in the case diary, the alleged role ascribed to the present petitioner and the fact that the principal accused has been arrested, 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 condition that the petitioner shall co-operate with the investigation and shall not threaten or intimidate the witnesses. The petitioner shall meet the Investigating Officer once a week till submission of report in final form.

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