Sudipta Saha v. State Of West Bengal

AD 57 January 30, 2026 Ct. 28 SG CRM(A) 56 of 2026 Allowed An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Labpur P.S. Case No.62 of 2025 dated 10.03.2025 under Sections 108/3(5) of the BNS, 2023.

And In the matter of:

Sudipta Saha ... petitioner Mr. Sanjib Kumar Dan ... for the petitioner Mr. Saibal Bapuli Mr. Soumya Basu Roy Chowdhuri ... for the State Heard learned counsels for the parties.

Perused the case diary.

The prosecution case is that the parents of the de facto complainant had taken a loan from a finance company. The petitioner is an agent of the said finance company. There was pressure applied to repay the loan. This prompted the alleged victim to commit suicide.

Considering the above and the other materials available in the case diary, I do not think that custodial interrogation is required in this case and 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 week 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.)