Anindya Arunangshu Sengupta And ORS. v. State Of West Bengal

22.12.2025 Court No.28 Item No.54 tbsr Allowed CRM (A) 4040 of 2025 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Haridevpur P.S. case No.540 of 2025 dated 28.09.2025 under Sections 85/316(2)/3(5) of the BNS, 2023 read with Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.

And In the matter of: Anindya Arunangshu Sengupta & Ors. ....Petitioners.

Mr. Karan Dudhwewala Mr. Soumalya Ganguly ...for the petitioners.

Ms. Arijita Ghosh Mr. Sauradeep Dutta Mr. Himadree Ghosh ....for the de facto.

Mr. B. Kr. Roy Ms. Sreetama Das ....for the State.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submits as follows. The petitioners are the husband and the parents-in-law of the de facto complainant. The marriage took place about a year ago. The couple stayed together for two months after which the alleged victim went away voluntarily. The petitioner No. 1 sent a letter through an advocate, which was not properly responded to.

The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the de facto complainant opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail and submits that the stridhan articles should be returned.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail. He reliance on the statements of witnesses including that of the victim.

Considering the above and the other materials available in the case diary, 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.

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 not threaten or intimidate witnesses, shall cooperate with investigation and the petitioner No. 1 shall meet the I.O. once a fortnight till submission of report in final form.

The application for anticipatory bail is, thus, allowed. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order may be supplied to the parties expeditiously, if applied for. (Jay Sengupta, J.)