Ranit Halder v. State Of West Bengal And ANR

AD 28 February 11, 2026 Ct. 28 SG CRM(A) 84 of 2026 Allowed An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Tehatta P.S. Case No.960 of 2025 dated 03.12.2025 under Section 64 of the BNS, 2023 read with Section 6 of the POCSO Act.

And In the matter of: Ranit Halder ... petitioner Mr. Rajdeep Mazumder, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Pritam Roy Mr. Sayan Mukherjee Ms. Triparna Roy ... for the petitioner Mr. Sandip Chakraborty Ms. Poulami Bose ... for the State Report filed by the State is taken on record. Despite service no one appears on behalf of the de facto complainant.

Learned senior counsel representing the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a CRPF personnel presently posted at Manipur. It is alleged in the FIR that when the de facto complainant was under age, she had developed a romantic relationship with the petitioner. On a promise to marry, the de facto complainant allegedly engaged in a physical relationship with the petitioner, but thereafter refused to marry her.

Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail. However, he submits that in the case

diary, there is no reflection that any attempt was made to examine anyone belonging to the CRPF.

Considering the above, the other materials available in the case diary and the fact that there was some kind of a relationship between the two for a certain length of time, 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/- (rupees ten thousand) 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 the further conditions that the petitioner shall cooperate with the investigation, shall meet the investigating officer once a month 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 copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance of requisite formalities.

(Jay Sengupta, J.)