Hanifa Khatun @ Hanifa Bibi v. State Of West Bengal

19/12/2025 D/L - 35 Court No.28 S. Kundu Allowed C.R.M.(A) 3981 of 2025 In Re: An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the BNSS, 2023. In connection with Kandi P.S case no. 363 of 2025 dated 24/7/2025 under Sections 85/118(2)/91/109/3(5) of the BNS.

In the matter of: Hanifa Khatun @ Hanifa Bibi

...Petitioner.

Mr. Manas Kr. Das ...for the petitioner.

Mr. Shiladitya Banerjee Mr. Abhishek Verma ...for the State.

1. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits as follows. The petitioner is the married sister-in-law of the alleged victim who stays at a different place. The husband of the alleged victim was arrested and was thereafter granted bail. The marriage took place about four years ago.

2. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail. He refers to the statements of the victim recorded before the learned Magistrate, the statements of other witnesses and the injury report.

3. Considering the materials available in the case diary, the alleged role ascribed to the present petitioner, the fact that the principal accused being the husband was arrested and was thereafter granted bail and the fact that

charge-sheet has been submitted, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

4. In the event of arrest, the petitioner 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 further conditions that the petitioner shall not threaten or intimidate the witnesses. The petitioner shall surrender before the learned jurisdictional Court and pray for bail within four weeks from date.

5. Accordingly, the application for anticipatory bail is allowed.

6. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties upon compliance with requisite formalities.

(Jay Sengupta, J.)