Rajikul Islam @ Rafikul Islam v. The State Of West Bengal And ANR.

24.07.2025 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Item No. 10 CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI Ct. No. 03 CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION RUP rejected C.R.M.(A) 538 of 2025 In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

And In the matter of : Rajikul Islam @ Rafikul Islam. ...... petitioner Ms. Sunayana Parveen.

....for the petitioner Mr. Abhijit Sarkar, Ms. Namrata Das (V.C).

....for the State

1. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that accused may be enlarged on bail on the basis of rule of parity.

2. It is further submitted that the prayer for anticipatory bail was considered in respect of other co-accused and the petitioner is also standing on the same footing.

3. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State has opposed the prayer and submits that on earlier occasion an application for anticipatory bail in respect of petitioner was rejected.

4. However, the gravity of the offence precludes this Court from entertaining any application for granting anticipatory bail.

5. Accordingly the prayer for anticipatory bail stands rejected.

6. As a sequel, the application being C.R.M. (A) 538 of 2025 stands disposed of.

7. All parties shall act on the server copies of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court.

8. Urgent photostat certified copies of this order, if applied for, be made available to the parties upon compliance of the requisite formalities.

(Bibhas Ranjan De. J.)