28.07.2026 SL No.22 Court No.11 (gc) CALCUTTA HIGH COURT IN THE CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI CRM (A) 552 of 2026 In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed in connection with Kotwali Police Station Case No.224 of 2026 dated 17.06.2026 under Sections 137(2)/140(3) of the BNS, 2023. And In the matter of : Safiyar @ Sapiar Pramanik - Petitioner. Mr. Anirban Banerjee, Mr. Swarup Kr. Mandal ….For the Petitioner. Mr. Avrojyoti Das, Ld. APP., Mr. Sanjay Mazoomdar, Mr. Tapas Prasad … For the State. 1. The petitioner prays for pre-arrest bail in connection with Kotwali Police Station Case No.224 of 2026 dated 17.06.2026 under Sections 137(2)/140(3) of the BNS, 2023 on the ground of false implication and a pre-existing love relationship between the petitioner and the victim. 2. Learned Advocate for the State opposes the prayer for pre-arrest bail and produces the case diary. 3. Upon considering the statement of the victim recorded under Section 183 of the BNSS, prayer for pre-arrest bail is rejected. 4. The application for anticipatory bail is, thus, dismissed. 2 5. All parties shall act on the server copies of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. (Shampa Sarkar, J.)