D/L621 28.07.2026 Bpg. Allowed C.R.M. (A) 967 of 2026 In Re: An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973/Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed in connection with Haringhata Police Station Case No.144 of 2023 dated 17th April, 2023 under Sections 363/365/371 of Indian Penal Code, 1860; Pratima @ Protima Sarkar Versus State of West Bengal Mr. Shibaji Kr. Das Ms. Deblina De Ms. Maitriye Das. …for the petitioner. Mr. Amal Kumar Dutta Ms. Priyanka Bhattacharjee. …for the State. Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the prosecution case although initiated against an individual with whom the victim had left but subsequently the petitioner was implicated as there were accusations that the petitioner had sold the victim at Bihar. Learned advocate for the State has produced the case diary. I have taken into account the statement of the victim as also the charge-sheet where another accused, namely, Intajul Mondal was not charge-sheeted. Having considered the locus of the present petitioner and 2 there are no other allegations except that the petitioner was left at Bihar at a particular residence, I am of the opinion that so far as the complicity of the present petitioner is concerned as charge-sheet has already been submitted, her custodial detention may not be warranted. As such the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is allowed. Accordingly, in the event of arrest, the petitioner, namely, Pratima @ Protima Sarkar shall be released on bail to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer and also be subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure corresponding to Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. As charge-sheet has already been submitted before the jurisdictional court, this order of anticipatory bail will remain in force for a period of six weeks. Thus, CRM(A)967 of 2026 is allowed. Memo of Evidence submitted by the State be kept with the record. All 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 of all requisite formalities. (Tirthankar Ghosh, J.) 3