28.07.2026 Ct. No. 11 SL No.36 Cp CALCUTTA HIGH COURT IN THE CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI CRM (A) No. 569 of 2026 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973/Section 482 of the B.N.S.S. 2023, in connection with Sahebganj Police Station Case No.244 of 2026, dated 25.05.2026 under Sections 329(4)/ 115(2)/ 109/ 303(2)/3(5) of the BNS, 2023. And In the matter of: Ganga Barman ….Petitioner. Mr. Sudip Guha …for the Petitioner. Mr. Janardan Periwal Mr. Suman Sehanabis Mr. Supritam Nag … for the State. The petitioner prays for pre-arrest bail on the ground that there was a scuffling between the parties over a land dispute. There is a case and counter-case. The complaint lodged by the petitioner is prior to the date of the complaint on the basis of which the investigation is going on. Learned advocate for the State opposes the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail. Considering the injury report and the nature of injury, this court is inclined to allow the prayer of the petitioner. Accordingly, this court directs that, in the event of arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- 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 2 Procedure, 1973, corresponding to Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S. 2023. The petitioner shall meet the investigating officer once in a week and cooperate till conclusion of the investigation and shall not intimidate witnesses or tamper with evidence in any manner whatsoever. The petitioner shall also not leave the jurisdiction of the Sahebganj police station. In case the petitioner fails to adhere to any of the conditions stated above, the learned jurisdictional court shall be entitled to cancel the bail without further reference to this court. The application for anticipatory bail, thus, disposed of. All parties shall act on the server copies of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. (Shampa Sarkar, J.)