14.07.2026 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Item No.950 CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION Ct.No.35 dc. Allowed C.R.M. (A) 1648 of 2026 In Re : An Application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed in connection with Tamluk Police Station Case No. 317 of 2026 dated 17.05.2026 under Sections 329(4)/115(2)/117(2)/109/351(2)/3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. And In Re : Chanchal Kumar Khanra ... Petitioner. Mr. Sabir Ahmed, Mr. Shraman Sarkar, Mr. Quazi Ezaz Ahmed ... For the Petitioner. Mr. Bhaskar Seth ... For the State. Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been implicated in number of criminal cases pursuant to change of administration and is a victim of frivolous complaints. Petitioner has been arrested initially in connection with Tamluk P.S. Case No. 297 of 2026 dated 14.05.2026. Thereafter number of complaints were filed. So far as the present case is concerned, learned advocate appearing for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail and produces the case diary. The fact in the complaint is of May 2025 and the case has been registered on 17.05.2026, almost a year after the incident took place. Initially, the co-ordinate Bench of this Hon’ble Court was pleased to direct not to show the petitioner arrested in connection with the present case till 2 10.07.2026 and the petitioner, till date, has not been shown arrested in connection with the present case. Having considered that the petitioner has not fled away and the accusations were made after a period of one year and it has been submitted that a civil dispute is pending, I am inclined to direct that the petitioner shall be released on bail in case he is arrested in connection with the instant case 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 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. As the petitioner is in custody in connection with another case, no conditions are imposed presently. However, since the investigation has commenced, petitioner shall co- operate with the investigation and after his release from the said case, petitioner shall make himself available for investigation as and when called for by the Investigating Officer of the case and shall not leave the district of Purba Medinipur without prior permission of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Tamluk, Purba Medinipur. Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is allowed. The application for anticipatory bail, being CRM (A) 1648 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. 3 Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities. (Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)