February 19, 2026 46 ARDR IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION CRM (A) 124 of 2026 In Re : An application for bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Kalchini Police Station Case No. 130 of 2025 dated 18/10/2025 under Sections 308(2)/316(2)/318(4) of the BNS, 2023. And In Re : Kundan Das @ Kundan Kumar Das ... Petitioner Adv. Kalipada Das, Adv. Saheli Roy Dalwa, ... for the Petitioner. Adv. Tapan Bhattacharjee, Adv. Dhiman Sil, ..for the State. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated. The offences are triable by the learned Magistrate. Charge sheet has been submitted. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer. It appears from the statement of the minor victim recorded under Section 183 of the BNSS that the petitioner extorted Rs. 1 lakh from him on the pretext of getting lucrative returns. Considering the nature of the offence and prima facie involvement of the petitioner therein, prayer for anticipatory bail is rejected. CRM (A) 124 of 2026 is disposed of. Case Diary be returned. Urgent certified website copy of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties, upon compliance with all requisite formalities. (Suvra Ghosh, J.) 2