Ratan Mahaldar And ANR. v. State Of West Bengal

19/11/2025 D/L - 38 Court No.28 S. Kundu Allowed C.R.M.(A) 3350 of 2025 In Re: An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the BNSS, 2023. In connection with Budbud P.S. Case no. 33 of 2025 dated 3.3.2025 under Sections 137(2)/140(3)/64(m) of the BNS.

In the matter of: Ratan Mahaldar & Anr.

...Petitioners.

Mr. Rajan Dutta ...for the petitioners.

Mr. Saibal Bapuli Mr. S. Mondal ...for the State.

1. Report filed on behalf of the State is taken on record.

2. Despite service no one appears on behalf of the de-facto complainant.

3. Heard the learned counsels for the parties.

4. Perused the case diary.

5. Considering the materials available in the case diary including the statement of the victim recorded before the Magistrate, the fact that the principal accused was arrested and was granted bail, the alleged role ascribed to the petitioners who are the parents of the principal accused and the fact that charge-sheet has been submitted, I do not think that custodial interrogation of the petitioners is required in this case and I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

6. In the event of arrest, the petitioners 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 petitioners shall cooperate with the investigation and shall not threaten or intimidate the witnesses. The petitioners shall surrender before the learned jurisdictional Court and pray for bail within four weeks from date.

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

8. The presence of the I.O is noted and is dispensed with.

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

(Jay Sengupta, J.)