09.07.2026 Court No.28 Item No.69 ssi CRM (A) 1597 of 2026 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita in connection with Rishra Police Station Case No. 84 of 2026 dated 09.04.2026 under Sections 135/138 of the Electricity Act. And In the matter of: Bidya Devi Shaw & others. …. Petitioners Mr. Indranil Halder Ms. Neha Singh …for the petitioners Ms. Sreyashee Biswas …for the CESC Ms. Koel Mukherjee ..for the State Copy of receipt for payment filed on behalf of the petitioners is taken on record. Learned counsels for the petitioners and the CESC submit that without prejudice, the petitioners had paid 50 % of the finally assessed amount. Heard the learned counsel for the State and perused the case diary. Considering the above and the other materials available in the case diary, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. In the event of arrest, the petitioners 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 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 2 conditions that the petitioners shall co-operate with the investigation and shall not threaten or intimidate the witnesses. The petitioner no.2 shall meet the I.O. once a fortnight till submission of report in final form. The application for anticipatory bail is, thus, disposed of. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order be supplied to the parties, if applied for, as early as possible. (Jay Sengupta, J.)