Niket Saraf v. The State Of West Bengal

AD 37 December 18, 2025 Ct. 28 SG CRM(A) 3891 of 2025 Allowed An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Park Street P.S. Case No.201 of 2025 dated 22.10.2025 under Sections 61(2)/338/336(3)/340(2)/318(4) of the BNS, 2023.

And In the matter of:

Niket Saraf ... petitioner Ms. Akansha Yadav ... for the petitioner Mr. Debasish Roy, ld. PP Mr. Joydeep Biswas Ms. Ratna Ghosh ... for the State Mr. Niladri Bhattacharjee ... for the de facto complainant Learned counsels for the petitioner and the de facto complainant submit that an amicable settlement has been arrived at between the private parties. The same has been communicated to the investigating officer.

Learned Public Prosecutor, representing the State, submits that the issue of settlement has, indeed, been communicated to the investigating officer.

Considering the above and the other materials available in the case diary and the fact that the allegations also have a civil profile, 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, shall meet the investigating officer once a fortnight till submission of report in final form 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.)