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2026 DAILYLAW 30339 (CAL)

LITON DAS AND ORS v. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL

CRM(A)/512/2026 · 2026-07-27

Shampa Sarkar

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27.07.2026 SL No.17 Court No.11 (gc) (Allowed) CALCUTTA HIGH COURT IN THE CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI CRM (A) 512 of 2026 In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed in connection with Bhorer Alo Police Station Case No.180 of 2026 dated 04.06.2026 under Sections 448/323/384/385/347/354/306/427/506/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. And In the matter of : Liton Das & Ors. - Petitioners. Mr. Anirban Banerjee ….For the Petitioners. Mr. Avrojyoti Das, Ld. APP, Mr. Gobinda Ghosh, Mr. Rajdeep Das … For the State. 1. The petitioners pray for pre-arrest bail in connection with Bhorer Alo Police Station Case No.180 of 2026 dated 04.06.2026 under Sections 448/323/384/385/347/354/306/427/506/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. 2. Learned Advocate for the State opposes the prayer for pre-arrest bail and produces the case diary. 3. Considered the materials-on-record, the delay of five years in lodging the complaint and the aspect of political rivalry between two rival political parties, which are available from the records, 2 this Court is inclined to grant pre-arrest bail. Custodial interrogation of the petitioners will not be necessary. 4. Accordingly, this Court directs that, in the event of arrest, the petitioners shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.20,000/- each, with two sureties of like amount each, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer and 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 B.N.S.S. 2023. The petitioners shall meet the investigating officer once a week. The petitioners shall not leave the jurisdiction of the Bhorer Alo Police Station. The petitioners shall not intimidate witnesses or tamper with evidence in any manner whatsoever. 5. In default, the jurisdictional court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail without further reference to this court. 6. The application for anticipatory bail is, thus, disposed of. 7. All parties shall act on the server copies of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. (Shampa Sarkar, J.)