Sudip Ghosh v. State Of West Bengal And ANR

16.01.2026 Court No.28 Item No.20 tbsr Allowed CRM (A) 4112 of 2025 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Serampore P.S. Case No.563 of 2025 dated 16.09.2025 under Sections 69/61(2)/316(2)/351(2)(3) of the BNS. And In the matter of: Sudip Ghosh ....Petitioner.

Ms. Soma Chowdhury (Bandhu) ....for the petitioner Mr. Sanjay Bardhan Mr. Sujan Chatterjee ....for the State Mr. A. Bhattacharya Ms. Tina Biswas ....for the de facto Vakalatnama filed on behalf of the de facto complainant is taken on record.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits as follows. The petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. He had earlier lodged GD entry alleging threats given by the de facto complainant. The principal accused is in custody. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the de facto complainant strongly opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail. She denies the allegations made by the petitioner and submits that the petitioner was in conspiracy with the principal accused in perpetrating the crime.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail. However, he submits that the principal accused is in custody. The allegation against the present petitioner is that he was the friend of the principal accused who was knowing the fact that the principal accused was a married man. The mobile phone of the principal accused has been seized. Charge sheet has already been submitted.

Considering the above and the other materials available in the case diary, the alleged role ascribed to the present petitioner and the fact that charge sheet has been submitted, 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/- 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 petitioner shall not threaten or intimidate witnesses and shall surrender before the learned jurisdictional Court within four weeks and pray for bail and shall attend the jurisdictional Court regularly. 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.)