24.07.2026 Court No.35. D/L. 656. Kausik (Allowed) CRM (A) 2128 of 2026 In Re: An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973/Under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Sainthia Police Station Case No. 148/2026 dated 01.05.2026 under Sections 69/316(2)/318(4) of the BNS, 2023. And In the matter of : Dipak Mal @ Raju Mal ……Petitioner. Mr. Sanjib Kumar Dan ……for the Petitioner. Mr. Kalidas Saha ……for the State. Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that there was a consensual relationship between the present petitioner and the victim. Such relationship continued for a number of years. However as the relationship snapped, petitioner has been foisted with a criminal case. Learned advocate for the State opposes the prayer for bail, draws the attention of the Court to the statement of the victim under Section 183 of the BNSS. I have taken into account the statements available in the case diary. Having regard to the overall circumstances and the period for which the relationship continued as is reflected from the case diary, I am of the opinion that custodial 2 interrogation of the present petitioner is unwarranted in the facts and circumstances of the case. As such, prayer for anticipatory bail is allowed. As such, I direct that in the event of arrest, the petitioner namely, Dipak Mal @ Raju Mal, be released on bail subject to the satisfaction of the investigating officer/arresting officer of the case and also subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. and/or under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. As the investigation of the case is in progress petitioner shall, within a period of 10 days, meet with the Investigating Officer of the case and thereafter follow the Investigating Officer as and when date is fixed by the Investigating Officer. With the aforesaid observations CRM (A) 2128 of 2026 is allowed. Memo of Evidence submitted be kept with the record. All parties shall act in terms of server copy of the order 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.)