Abdul Matin Sarkar v. The State Of West Bengal

17/03/2026 D/L - 67 Court No.6 S. Kundu Allowed

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI CRM (A) 173 of 2026 In Re: An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the BNSS, 2023. In connection with Dnihata P.S case no. 31 of 2026 dated 24/1/2026 under sections 126(2)/115(2)/117(2)/109(2)/3(5) of the BNS.

In the matter of: Abdul Matin Sarkar

...Petitioner.

Mr. Sudip Guha Ms. Ankita Nag ...for the petitioner.

Mr. Ujjal Luksom Ms. Sukanya Adhikary ...for the State.

1. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a 73 years old man and has been suffering from various ailments. He has been falsely implicated in this case.

2. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail. He relies on the statements of witnesses and the injury report which, however, does not show infliction of any grievous injury.

3. Considering the above and the other materials available in the case diary, I do not think that custodial interrogation of the petitioner is required in this case and I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

4. In the event of arrest, the petitioner 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 further conditions that the petitioner shall cooperate with the investigation and shall not threaten or intimidate witnesses. The petitioner shall meet the I.O once a fortnight till submission of report in final form.

5. Accordingly, the application for anticipatory bail is allowed.

6. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties upon compliance with requisite formalities.

(Jay Sengupta, J.)