Suraj Kewat And ORS. v. State Of West Bengal

22.01.2026 Court No.28 Item No.59 tbsr Partly Allowed CRM (A) 4409 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.517 dated 01.09.2025 under Sections 126(2)/115(2)/117(2)/74/351(2)/3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

And In the matter of: Suraj Kewat & Ors.

....Petitioners.

Mr. Apurba Kumar Dutta Ms. Sreemoyee Mukherjee ...for the petitioners.

Ms. Sonali Bhar .....for the State.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submits that the petitioners have been falsely implicated in this case. A fight took place between groups of neighbours. However, no grievous injury was caused.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State strongly opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail. She refers to the statements of the victims as also independent eye-witnesses implicating the present petitioners. She refers to the injury reports of several victims. Some of those show that there were cut injuries inflicted on vital parts of the body like head. Stitches were required to repair the wounds. Even, injuries were inflicted on face near the eyes. The principal victim specifically took the names of the present petitioner no. 1 and three others in the statements made before the doctor.

Considering the above and the other materials available in the case diary and the alleged roles ascribed to each of the present petitioners, while I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner nos. 2, 3 and 4, the application for anticipatory bail of the petitioner no. 1 (Suraj Kewat) is rejected.

In the event of arrest, the petitioner nos. 2 (Ashok Keota @ Kewat), 3 (Rambilash Kewat) and 4 (Sanjay Kewat) 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 petitioner Nos. 2, 3 and 4 shall not threaten or intimidate witnesses and shall surrender and pray for bail before the learned jurisdictional Court within four weeks from this date. The application for anticipatory bail is, thus, disposed of. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order may be supplied to the parties expeditiously, if applied for.

(Jay Sengupta, J.)