Suman Barman @ Smani Barman @ Samani Barman v. The State Of West Bengal

02.12.2024 SL No.62 srm/Mujahid (Rejected) Calcutta High Court In The Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri C.R.M. (A) 890 of 2024 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973/Section 482 of the B.N.S.S. 2023 filed on 06.11.2024 in connection with Jalpaiguri Kotwali P.S. Case No. 508/2024 dated 28.07.2024 under Section 46 of Bengal Excise Act.

And In the matter of: Suman Barman @ Smani Barman @ Samani Barman ....Petitioner Mr. Sudip guha, Mr. Sandip Guha Roy, Mr. Ananda Paul ...for the Petitioner Mr. Aditi Shankar Chakraborty, Mr. Aniruddha Biswas ...for the State The petitioner prays for pre-arrest bail.

Learned Advocate for the State produces the case diary and opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail. Considering the materials in the case diary and as the investigation is at its initial stage, we are not inclined to extend the benefit of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail is rejected. (Partha Sarathi Chatterjee, J.) (Shampa Sarkar, J.)