Manoranjan Patra @ Manaranjan Patar v. State Of West Bengal

13.02.2026 Court No.28 Item No. 22 tbsr Allowed CRM (A) 4348 of 2025 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Kulti P.S. Case No.659 of 2025 dated 29.11.2025 under Sections 303(2)/317(2)/317(4)/317(5)/61(2) of the BNS. And In the matter of: Manoranjan Patra @ Manaranjan Patar ....Petitioner.

Mr. Kaustav Banerjee ...for the petitioner.

Ms. Sreyashee Biswas Mr. Soumya Basu Roy Chowdhuri ....for the State.

Report filed on behalf of the State is taken on record. Heard the learned counsels for the parties.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State submits that as per the report, the owner of the coal in question is the brother of the petitioner who was arrested and thereafter granted bail. Considering the above and the other materials available in the case diary, 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 petitioners shall cooperate with investigation, shall meet the I.O. 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 copies of this order may be delivered to the learned Advocates for the parties, if applied for, upon compliance of all formalities.

(Jay Sengupta, J.)