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2025 DAILYLAW 59301 (CAL)

SANDHYA RANI BHADRA v. STATE OF WEST BENGAL

CRM (A)/3963/2025 · 2025-12-12

Jay Sengupta

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12.12.2025 Court No.28 Item No.30 ssi CRM (A) 3963 of 2025 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Suraksha Nagarik Sanhita in connection with Kalyani Police Station Case No.807 of 2025 dated 10.08.2025 under Sections 336(2)/338/340(2)/318 (4)/351 (2)/ 3 (5) of the BNS 2023. And In the matter of: Sandhya Rani Bhadra ….Applicant/Petitioner. Mr. Soubhik Mitter Mr. Litan Maitra Ms. Rajnandini Das Mr. Ayan Biswas …for the petitioner Ms. Anasuya Sinha, Ld. APP Mr. Md. Kutubuddin ..for the State Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits as follows. The marriage between the petitioner and the de facto complainant took place on 30.11.1989. Thereafter, a settlement was reached at by the private parties by way of a solenama. According to the solenama, the de facto complainant was to gift /transfer the property to the petitioner. The solenama was taken notice of by the Civil Court and divorce was granted while referring to the solenama. The de facto complainant kept on delaying the transfer of property, but finally did so after six years. Later, the de facto complainant lodged the FIR and claimed that it was a forged deed by which the property was transferred. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail. According to the allegations, the de facto complainant’s voter card was tampered with in order to prepare the fake deed. 2 Considering the nature of allegations, the materials available in the case diary, the fact that there was a solenama mentioning the proposed gift of the property by the de facto complainant to the petitioner which was taken note of by the Civil Court, 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. Accordingly, the application for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is allowed. In the event of arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- 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 further conditions that the petitioner shall co-operate with the investigation and shall not threaten or intimidate the witnesses. The application for anticipatory bail is, thus, disposed of. (Jay Sengupta, J.)