27.07.2026 SL No.25 Court No.11 (gc) (Allowed) CALCUTTA HIGH COURT IN THE CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI CRM (A) 531 of 2026 In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed in connection with Sitalkuchi Police Station Case No.177 of 2026 dated 06.05.2026 under Sections 316(2)/69 of the BNS, 2023. And In the matter of : Tajimul Hoque - Petitioner. Mr. Sandip Guha Roy, Mr. Ananda Paul ….For the Petitioner. Mr. Avrojyoti Das, Ld. APP, Mr. Gobinda Ghosh, Mr. Partha Pratim Sarkar … For the State. Mr. Ujjwal Luksom, Mr. Sandipan Das ….For the De facto Complainant. 1. The petitioner prays for pre-arrest bail in connection with Sitalkuchi Police Station Case No.177 of 2026 dated 06.05.2026 under Sections 316(2)/69 of the BNS, 2023. 2. Learned Advocate for the State opposes the prayer for pre-arrest bail and produces the case diary. 3. Considered the contents of the complaint filed before the police. The lady is married. She is 12 years’ older than the petitioner. The statements of the lady/victim before the learned Judicial Magistrate under Section 183 of the BNSS are also considered. 2 This Court is inclined to grant pre-arrest bail as custodial interrogation of the petitioner will not be necessary. 4. Accordingly, this Court directs that, in the event of arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.20,000/-, 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 petitioner shall meet the investigating officer once a fortnight. The petitioner shall not leave the jurisdiction of the Sitalkuchi Police Station. The petitioner 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.)