Xxxx And ANR. v. State Of West Bengal And ANR

19/11/2025 D/L - 36 Court No.28 S. Kundu Allowed C.R.M.(A) 3347 of 2025 In Re: An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the BNSS, 2023. In connection with Lalgola P.S case no. 406 of 2025 dated 21.5.2025 under Sections 6/17 of the POCSO Act.

In the matter of: XXX & Anr.

...Petitioners.

Mr. Susnigdho Bhattacharyya Mr. Md. Golam Imrohi Mr. Partha pratim sinha Ms. S. De ...for the petitioners.

Mr. Aniket Mitra Mr. Subhajit Chowdhury ...for the State.

1. Heard the learned counsels for the parties.

2. Perused the case diary.

3. It appears that the petitioners are the mother-in-law and the mother of the alleged victim. The complainant is a neighbour.

4. Considering the materials available in the case diary including the statement of the victim, according to whom, although the marriage took place, the petitioner was to go to the petitioners' house after becoming adult, the fact that the victim refused to undergo medical examination and the fact that charge-sheet has been submitted, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

5. 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 surrender before the learned Trial Court and pray for bail within four weeks from date.

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

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

(Jay Sengupta, J.)