24.07.2026 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Item No.663 CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION Ct.No.35 dc. Allowed C.R.M. (A) 2151 of 2026 In Re : An Application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed in connection with Goghat Police Station Case No. 326 of 2026 dated 30.05.2026 under Sections 329(3)/117(2)/118(2)/ 109/324(4)/303(2)/3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (G.R. Case No. 1043 of 2026). And In Re : Lakshmi Kanta Gupta @ Bapi Baddi ... Petitioner. Mr. Sourav Chatterjee, Sr. Adv., Mr. Suddhadev Adak, Ms. Richa Pramanik, Mr. Rajdeep Sengupta ... For the Petitioner. Mr. Suman Chakraborty ... For the State. Learned senior advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that one Raja Bera has been granted anticipatory bail in CR Misc. Case No. 1110 of 2026 by the learned Sessions Judge, Hooghly. Learned advocate appearing for the State, on the other hand, opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail and produces the case diary. I have taken into account the statement of the injured viz. Gurupada Karmakar. So far as the locus of the present petitioner and Raja Bera is concerned, they are on the same footing. Having considered the situational parity which the petitioner is enjoying with the other accused who has been granted the privilege of anticipatory bail, I am inclined to 2 extend the same benefit to the present petitioner. As such, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is allowed. Accordingly, in the event of arrest, the petitioner viz., Lakshmi Kanta Gupta @ Bapi Baddi shall be released on bail to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer on such terms and conditions as he deems fit and proper 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. Since the investigation of the case is still in progress, the petitioner shall meet with the Investigating Officer of the case within a period of ten days and thereafter make himself available as and when called for by the Investigating Officer of the case. The application for anticipatory bail, being CRM(A) 2151 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. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities. (Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)