24.02.2026 Sl. No.23 NB CRM (A) 362 of 2026 In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 corresponding to Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Kaliachak PS Case No.1394/2025 dated 08.08.2025 under Sections 316(2) of the BNS, 2023. And In the matter of: Kanika Mandal @ Konika … petitioner Mr. Kazi M. Rahman. …for the petitioner. Mr. Ranabir Roy Chowdhury, Ms. Srilekha Chatterjee. ..for the State. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the allegation is only of criminal breach of trust. It is alleged that the petitioner being a member of a self-help group took away a sum of Rs.6 Lakhs which was to be repaid on behalf of the group. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State strongly opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail. He relies on the statements of witnesses recorded before the learned Magistrate and copies of relevant documents. The petitioner did not even respond to the notices given by the police officer. Considering the above, the other incriminating materials available in the case diary and the fact that the petitioner did not cooperate with the investigation, I do not consider this to be a fit case for granting anticipatory bail to the present petitioner. The application for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is, thus, rejected. 2 Urgent photostat certified copies of this order may be delivered to the learned Advocates for the parties, if applied for, upon compliance of all formalities. (Jay Sengupta, J.)