Raja Tudu v. State Of West Bengal And ANR

28.11.2025 Court No.28 Item No.80 ssi CRM (A) 3758 of 2025 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Suraksha Nagarik Sanhita in connection with Kharagpur Local PS Case No.746 of 2025 dated 14.08.2025 under Sections 69 of the BNS 2023.

And In the matter of: Raja Tudu ....Applicant/Petitioner.

Mr. Kusal Kumar Mukherjee Mr. Sayan Das ...for the petitioner Mr. Amit Ranjanpat Ms. Swastika Chowdhury Ms. K. Kubra Mr. Anish Goswami Mr. Avijit Chatterjee ..for the de facto Affidavit of service filed on behalf of the petitioner is taken on record.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that there was a romantic relationship between the petitioner and the alleged victim. They admittedly went to places. During pendency of the proceeding, a settlement has been arrived at between the private parties.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the de facto complainant submits that a settlement has indeed been arrived at between the petitioner and the alleged victim/de facto complainant and the de facto complainant has no objection if anticipatory bail is granted to the petitioner.

No one appears on behalf of the State.

It appears from the FIR that admittedly, there was a relationship between the private parties who were adults. They even went to places together.

Considering the allegations leveled in the FIR and the submissions advanced on behalf of the private parties that a settlement has been arrived at between the private parties and the de facto would have no objection if anticipatory bail is granted, 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 fortnight till submission of report in final form. The application for anticipatory bail is, thus, disposed of. (Jay Sengupta, J.)