Apurba Kr. Maity v. State Of West Bengal And ANR

02.12.2025 Court No.28 Item No.30 ssi CRM (A) 3751 of 2025 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Suraksha Nagarik Sanhita in connection with Medinipur All Women PS Case No.13 of 2025 dated 13.03.2025 under Sections 69/318(2)/318(4) of the BNS 2023.

And In the matter of: Apurba Kr. Maity ....Applicant/Petitioner.

Mr. Malay Bhattacharyya Mr. Subhrajyoti Ghosh Mr. Arka Bhattacharyay ...for the petitioner Mr. Sandip Chakraborty Ms. Rajashree Tah ..for the State Mr. Amit Ranjan Pati Mr. Sunayan Ghosh Ms. Swastika Chowdhury Ms. K. Kubra ...for the victim Heard the learned counsels for the petitioner, the de facto complainant and the State.

The principal allegation is that a relationship developed between two consenting adults. But, later the petitioner refused to marry the alleged victim. On some pretext or the other, the petitioner had also taken money from the alleged victim.

Considering the materials available in the case diary, the fact that there was some kind of relationship between the two for a certain length of time, 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 conditions that the petitioner shall not threaten or intimidate witnesses and shall cooperate with the investigation. The petitioner shall meet the I.O. once a week till submission of report in final form. The application for anticipatory bail is, thus, disposed of. (Jay Sengupta, J.)