Manoj Singh And ORS. v. State Of West Bengal
IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION Sl. 53 01.12.2025 Court No.28 Sc CRM (A) 3767 OF 2025 -------- In Re :
An Application For Anticipatory Bail in connection with Andal Police Station Case No.101/2025 dated 26.03.2025 under Sections 126(2)/ 85/115(2)/ 316(2)/80/3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act filed on 04.11.2025.
And In the matter of: Manoj Singh & Ors.
... Petitioners Mr. Monish Sen Ms. Oisani Mukherjee.
... For the Petitioners Ms. Shaila Afrin Mr. Bikram Mitra.
...For the State Mr. Swakshar Kumar Mondal Mr. Aqib Azad.
...For the De facto Heard learned counsels for the parties and perused the case diary.
It is alleged that the victim lady while crossing a railway-line was hit by a train. It is claimed by the petitioners that the husband and the others took her to the hospital. The main allegation appears to be against the husband and the mother-in-law of the victim lady.
The husband of the victim lady is in custody and the motherin-law has been granted bail.
The present petitioners are the other in-laws of the victim lady. Considering the materials available in the case diary and the alleged role ascribed to each of the petitioners, 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. Accordingly, the application for anticipatory bail of the petitioners is allowed.
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 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 condition that the petitioners shall cooperate with the investigation and shall not threaten or intimidate the witnesses. The petitioner nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 shall meet the Investigating Officer once a fortnight till submission of the report in the final form. The application for anticipatory bail is, thus, disposed of. (Jay Sengupta, J.)