Amar Dey@Amar Chandra Dey v. The State Of West Bengal

AD 37 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA March 18, 2026 Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri Ct. 6 Criminal Miscellaneous Jurisdiction SG CRM(A) 178 of 2026 Allowed An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Dhupguri P.S. Case No.31 of 2026 dated 30.01.2026 under Section 108 of the BNS, 2023.

And In the matter of: Amar Dey @ Amar Chandra Dey ... petitioner Mr. Bibek Tarafder Ms. Rija Roy ... for the petitioner Mr. Kallol Acharjee Mr. Tapan Bhattacharjee ... for the State Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the landlord of the alleged victim. The victim was staying at the tenanted premises with his son and the daughter-in-law and rent had fallen due. After the same was demanded by the petitioner, the victim committed suicide. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail and refers to the statements of witnesses, the post-mortem report and the purported suicide note. The death was indeed an unfortunate one as it related only to certain dues of rent.

However, considering the 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.

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.)