1 D/L 6690 23.07.2026 Rohit, A.R.(Ct.) ct.no.35 Allowed IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE C.R.M (A) 2010 of 2026 Ruchira Chakraborty & Anr. Vs The State of West Bengal In Re: An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 arising out of Uttarpara Police Station Case No. 0147 dated June 05, 2026 under Section 316(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 And In the matter of : 1. Ruchira Chakraborty 2. Dr. Kishaloy Debnath ……Petitioners. Mr. Shounak Mondal Mr. Sanjay Baid …for the Petitioners Mr. Sankalpa Bhattacharjee …for the State 1. Petitioners are the principal and secretary of a school who has been implicated in the present case at the behest of a erstwhile assistant teacher. 2. Learned Advocate for the State opposes the prayer for bail for withholding the academic qualification documents of the informant and also not paying salary. 3. Since the main charges is of violation of contractual obligations I am of the opinion custodial detention of the present petitioners are unwarranted. As such prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners is allowed. 2 4. As such, I direct that in the event of arrest, the petitioners be released on bail by the Investigating Officer/arresting officer of the case on such terms and conditions as it deems fit and proper. This would be subject to the conditions under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C and/or under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 5. As the investigation of the case is in progress, petitioner no. 2 will meet with the Investigating Officer of the case within a period of ten days and thereafter follow him up as and when called for. So far as petitioner no. 1 is concerned she would make herself available as and when required by the Investigating Officer 6. Accordingly, CRM (A) 2010 of 2026 is allowed. 7. Memo of evidence submitted be kept with the record. 8. All parties shall act in terms of server copy of the order downloaded from the Official website of this Court. 9. Urgent Photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities. (Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)