13.02.2026 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Item No.37 CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION Ct.No.35 dc. Allowed C.R.M. (M) 180 of 2026 In Re : An Application for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed in connection with Hemnagar Coastal Police Station Case No. 31 of 2025 dated 26.06.2025 under Sections 14A(b)/14C of the Foreigners Act, 1946 read with Section 12 of the Passports Act, 1967. And In Re : Azgar Dhali @ Ajgar Dhali ... Petitioner. Mr. Manas Kumar Das, Mr. Prantick Ghosh, Mr. Aritra Kumar Thokdar, Mr. Prabal Das ... For the Petitioner. Mr. Iqbal Kabir, Mr. Bikram Mitra ... For the State. Report submitted by the learned advocate appearing for the petitioner be kept with the record. Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody for 230 days and has been residing for a considerable period of time within the jurisdiction of 24-Parganas (North). Petitioner was intercepted on a misunderstanding. Learned advocate appearing for the State has submitted a report pursuant to the earlier direction passed by this Court. The said report reflects that Epic Card of the petitioner is found to be genuine. There are no documents in the case diary which would substantiate that the petitioner is a Bangladeshi national except some statements which are available. 2 Having considered a local representative has stated that for about 15 years, the petitioner has been staying at his residence and the Epic Card has been found to be genuine, I am of the view that further detention of the present petitioner in connection with the instant case is unwarranted. As such, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed. Accordingly, the petitioner viz., Azgar Dhali @ Ajgar Dhali shall be released on bail upon furnishing bond of Rs.20,000/-, with two sureties of Rs.10,000/- each, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Basirhat. If on bail, the petitioner shall be physically present on each and every date so fixed by the learned Trial Court and shall not leave the jurisdiction of the district of North 24- Parganas without prior permission of the learned Trial Court. The application for bail, being CRM (M) 180 of 2026, is, thus, disposed of. All concerned parties shall act on the server copy of this order duly 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. (Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)