Goutam Das v. The State Of West Bengal

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri Criminal Miscellaneous Jurisdiction 01.07.2026 Item No. 23 Ct. No. 5 C.R.M. (A) 429 of 2026 AN In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Tufanganj Police Station Case No. 503 of 2019 dated 30.08.2019 under Sections 341 / 326 / 307 / 34 of the Indian Penal Code corresponding to G.R. Case No. 651/2019 now pending before the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Tufanganj.

In the matter of : Goutam Das ... Petitioner.

Mr. Sourav Kar ...for the Petitioner.

Mr. Avrojyoti Das, ld. APP Ms. Madhushri Dutta Mr. Gobinda Ghosh ...for the State.

1. The petitioner has filed the instant case alleging that the F.I.R. narrated story is only false and misconceived and he has been falsely implicated in the instant case.

2. The fact remains that the investigation has been completed. The petitioner has been absconding till now and a warrant of arrest is pending against him. It may further be mentioned that in spite of being granted bail earlier by the learned trial court, the petitioner misused the same and absconded, for which the arrest warrant has been issued against him.

3. In such circumstances, it would be proper to direct the petitioner to surrender before the learned trial court at

the earliest. In the event, the petitioner surrenders before the learned trial court and prays for bail, the trial court upon considering the fact that the investigation of the case has already been concluded and the petitioner's detention would not further be necessary for the purpose of investigation, may grant bail to the accused person, with appropriate stringent conditions to comply with, when on bail.

4. With the directions as above, C.R.M. (A) 429 of 2026 stands disposed of.

(Rai Chattopadhyay, J.)