Laxmi Sadhukhan v. State Of West Bengal

AD 54 November 27, 2025 Ct. 28 SG CRM(A) 3667 of 2025 Allowed An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Mogra Police Station Case No.331 of 2025 dated 16.07.2025 under Sections 108/3(5)/115(2)/351(2) of the BNS.

And In the matter of:

Laxmi Sadhukhan ... petitioner Mr. Arunava Ganguly ... for the petitioner Mr. Ranadeb Sengupta Ms. Ankita Paul ... for the State Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the daughter-in-law of the alleged victim and the de facto complainant. The petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case.

Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail and refers to the statement of the alleged victim recorded before the learned Magistrate. It will be for the Courts to finally decide whether there was any element of abetment of suicide in this case. However, considering the materials available in the case diary, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

In the event of arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- (rupees ten

thousand) 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 the further conditions that the petitioner shall cooperate with the investigation and shall not threaten or intimidate witnesses.

The application for anticipatory bail is, thus, allowed. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance of requisite formalities.

(Jay Sengupta, J.)