24.07.2026 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Item No.667 CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION Ct.No.35 dc. Allowed C.R.M. (A) 2158 of 2026 In Re : An Application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed in connection with Nandigram Police Station Case No. 822 of 2025 dated 18.12.2025 under Sections 85/89 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (G.R. Case No. 2511 of 2025). And In Re : Swarupananda Jana and another ... Petitioners. Mr. Uday Sankar Chattopadhyay, Ms. Trisha Rakshit, Ms. Rajashree Tah, Ms. Aishwarya Datta ... For the Petitioners. Ms. Roshni Singha Roy, Mr. Ravi Ranjan Kumar ... For the State. Learned advocate appearing for the petitioners submits that the present criminal case has been instituted as a counterblast to the application filed by the petitioner no.1 before the civil court. Learned advocate appearing for the State, on the other hand, opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail and draws the attention of the Court to the statement of the victim recorded under Section 183 of the BNSS as well as the medical documents which are available in the case diary. I have taken into account the materials which are appearing against the petitioners. Having regard to the overall circumstances of the case, I am of the opinion that custodial detention of the present petitioner in connection 2 with the instant case is unwarranted. As such, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners is allowed. Accordingly, in the event of arrest, the petitioners viz., 1. Swarupananda Jana and 2. Rekha Rani Jana @ Rekha Jana 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 no.1 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. Memo of Evidence submitted by the learned advocate appearing for the State be kept with the record. The application for anticipatory bail, being CRM (A) 2158 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.)