24.07.2026 SL No.1 Court No.11 (gc) CALCUTTA HIGH COURT IN THE CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI CRM (A) 518 of 2026 In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed in connection with NJP Police Station Case No.157 of 2026 dated 07.03.2026 under Sections 316(2), 318(4), 115(2), 108 of BNS. And In the matter of : Pritam Chowdhury @ Raj - Petitioner. Ms. Rima Sarkar ….For the Petitioner. Ms. Panchali Deb Sikder (Nag), Sr. Govt. Adv., Mr. Gobinda Saha, Ms. Rajyashree Ghosh, Mr. Shyamal Barman … For the State. 1. The petitioner prays for pre-arrest bail in connection with NJP Police Station Case No.157 of 2026 dated March 7, 2026 under Sections 316(2), 318(4), 115(2), 108 of BNS on the ground that the facts disclosed in the FIR do not point towards commission of an offence of abetment to commit suicide. 2. Perused the contents of the complaint and the complaint of the sister of the deceased before the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate. This is not a fit case for grant of pre-arrest bail at such an early stage of investigation. 3. Considering the aforesaid facts, the prayer for anticipatory bail is rejected. 4. Accordingly, the application for anticipatory bail is dismissed. 5. All parties shall act on the server copies of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. (Shampa Sarkar, J.)