12/03/2026 D/L – 43 Court No.28 S. Kundu Allowed C.R.M.(A) 654 of 2026 In Re: An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the BNSS, 2023. In connection with Krishnaganj P.S case no. 436 of 2025 dated 11/10/2025 under sections 137(2)/140(3)/3(5) of the BNS and Section 12 of the POCSO Act. In the matter of: Palash Majhi ...Petitioner. Mr. Sumanta Das Mr. Probal Das …for the petitioner. Mr. Bibhaswan Bhattacharyya Ms. Jonaki Saha …for the State. 1. Affidavit of service filed on behalf of the petitioner is taken on record. 2. Report filed on behalf of the State is taken on record. 3. No one appears on behalf of the de-facto complainant. 4. Heard the learned counsels for the parties. 5. Perused the case diary. 6. It appears from the statement of the 17 year old victim girl that she was in a love with the present petitioner and had eloped with him. Moreover, the alleged victim had refused to undergo medical examination. 7. Considering the above, the other incriminating materials available in the case diary and the fact that charge sheet has been submitted, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 2 8. In the event of arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- each 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 further conditions that the petitioner shall not threaten or intimidate the witnesses. The petitioner shall surrender before the learned jurisdictional Court and pray for bail within four weeks from date and regularly attend the jurisdictional Court. 9. Accordingly, the application for anticipatory bail is allowed. 10. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties upon compliance with requisite formalities. (Jay Sengupta, J.)