Ujjal Sk @ Ujjwal Sk @ Ujjal Hoque @ Riton v. State Of West Bengal And ANR

19.12.2024 tkm/ct 28 C.R.M. (A) 4468 of 2024 sl no. 67 In Re : An application for anticipatory bail under section 482 of BNSS 2023 in connection with Raghunathganj P.S Case no. 1162 of 2024 dated 17.9.2024 under sections 74/64/303(2)/118(2)/117(2) of BNS 2023 Allowed and In Re : Ujjal Sk @ Ujjwal Sk @ Ujjal Hoque @ Riton & Anr. ...... petitioners Mr. Sujoy Sarkar Ms. S Srivastava ...... for the petitioners Mr. S Bapuli Mr. Kaushik Biswas ...... for the State Mr. Sandip Chakraborty ...... for the de facto complainant

1. Petitioners contend they had been assaulted and a criminal case was registered. In retaliation, they have been falsely implicated. They pray for anticipatory bail.

2. Learned lawyer for the State and the de facto complainant oppose the prayer.

3. We have considered the materials on record. Statement of the victim alleges petitioner no. 1 had raped her. In view of the nature of allegation we are not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to him.

4. Allegation against petitioner no. 2 is general and omnibus. Hence, we are inclined to grant anticipatory bail to him.

5. Accordingly, we direct that in the event of arrest, the petitioner no. 2 viz Selima Bibi @ Salema Bibi shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs. 10,000/- each with two sureties of like amount each, to the satisfaction of

the Arresting Officer and also subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of BNSS 2023.

6. Petitioner no. 2 shall appear before the jurisdictional court and pray for regular bail within four weeks from date.

7. The application being CRM (A) 4468 of 2024 is disposed of. (Gaurang Kanth, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)