27.07.2026 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Item No.636 CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION Ct.No.35 dc. Allowed C.R.M. (A) 2118 of 2026 In Re : An Application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 corresponding to Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed in connection with Santiniketan Police Station Case No. 86 of 2026 dated 30.05.2026 under Sections 447/341/379/386/427/120B/506/34 of the Indian Penal Code (G.R. Case No. 673/2026). And In Re : Anubrata Mondal ... Petitioner. Mr. Ayan Bhattacherjee, Sr. Adv., Mr. Pinak Kumar Mitra, Mr. S. Nandy, Ms. Sudarshana Srivastava, Ms. Ankita Dutta ... For the Petitioner. Mr. Kallol Mondal, Ld. PP, Mr. Ayan Basu, Mr. Gautam Banerjee ... For the State. Learned senior advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the accusations are of the year 2021 and another accused person similarly placed has been granted bail. Learned advocate appearing for the State, on the other hand, opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail and submits that investigation of the case is still in progress. I have taken into account the accusation which originates in the year 2021 and the complaint has been furnished with the police authorities in the year 2026. Having regard to the same, I am inclined to grant 2 anticipatory bail 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., Anubrata Mondal 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. As the investigation of the case is still in progress, the petitioner, within a period of ten days, shall make himself available before the Investigating Officer of the case and thereafter, the Investigating Officer of the case would fix dates, if required, for presence of the petitioner for the sake of investigation. The application for anticipatory bail, being CRM (A) 2118 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.)