24.04.2026 Item no.08. Court No.5. KAUSHIK (Allowed) In the High Court at Calcutta Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri Criminal Miscellaneous Jurisdiction CRM (A)247of 2026 In Re: An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with KotwaliPolice Station Case No. 43of 2026 dated 21.01.2026under Sections85/108 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. And In the matter of :Bhajan Chandra Paul &Anr. ……Petitioners. Mr. Swarup Das ……for the Petitioner. Mr. Bhaskar Das Mr. Chattu Roy ……for the State. Mr. Das, learned Advocate appearing for the petitioners, submits that there are no specific allegations against the present accused persons, who are the father-in-law and mother-in-law of the victim. He submits that both of them are aged persons. He contends that the entire incident arose out of disputes in the marital life between accused no. 1 and the victim, in which the petitioners had no role to play. He further submits that the principal accused, namely the husband, as well as accused no. 2, are already on bail. He argues that custodial interrogation of the present accused persons would serve no useful purpose. Mr. Das, learned Advocate appearing on behalf of the State, produces the case diary and opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail on the basis of the materials available therein. 2 Heard the learned advocates appearing for the respective parties and perused the materials on record, including the case diary and post mortem report. Considering the nature of the allegations, the role attributed to the present petitioners, the materials on record, and the fact that the principal accused and other co-accused are on bail, I am of the view that custodial interrogation of the accused persons would serve no useful purpose. Accordingly, the application is allowed and it is directed that, in the event of arrest, each of the petitioners shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only), with two sureties of Rs. 5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand only) each, one of which must be local, to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Coochbehar, and subject to the conditions laid down under Section 482(2) of BNSS. Accordingly, CRM (A) 247 of 2026 is allowed. All parties shall act in terms of server copy of the order downloaded from the official website of this Court. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities. (Partha Sarathi Chatterjee, J.)