20.01.2025 Ct. No.1 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Sl. No.36 Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri akd [Rejected] C. R. M. (A) 852 of 2024 In Re: An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed on 05.11.2024 in connection with Cyber Crime Police Station Case No.102 of 2024 dated 14.09.2024 under Sections 419/420/384/120B of the Indian Penal Code. (G.R. Case No.3222 of 2024) And In Re: Bikash Bhagat @ Bikash Bhakat … … Petitioner Mr. Aniruddha Biswas Mr. Arijit Ghosh Ms. Sudipa Ghosh Mr. Manoj Saha … … for the petitioner Mr. Nilay Chakraborty .. ld. Addl. Public Prosecutor Dr. Arjun Chowdhury … … for the State 1. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that he is in no way connected with the alleged cyber extortion. It is further submitted petitioner has been falsely implicated in the FIR. He has cooperated with investigation. Accordingly, he prays for anticipatory bail. 2. Learned Advocate for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail. 3. We have considered the materials on record. Allegations in the FIR depict a case of cyber extortion. De-facto complainant is a government employee. He received a number of phone calls alleging his objectionable videos will be circulated if he did not make payment. As a result he was compelled to pay money. Petitioner is one of the accused who had made the phone call demanding money. Custodial 2 interrogation for progress of investigation is necessary. Hence, we are not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 4. Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner stands rejected. (Gaurang Kanth, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)