11/03/2026 D/L – 22 Court No.28 S. Kundu Allowed C.R.M.(A) 468 of 2026 In Re: An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the BNSS, 2023. In connection with Khejuri P.S case no. 75/2021 dated 01.03.2021 under sections 417/376 of the IPC. In the matter of: Uttam Das ...Petitioner. Mr. Santanu Deb Roy …for the petitioner. Ms. Baisali Basu Ms. Eshita Dutta …for the State. 1. Report filed on behalf of the State is taken on record. 2. Despite service no one appears on behalf of the de-facto complainant. 3. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits as follows. There was a relationship between the 43 year old petitioner and the 21 year old victim. When the relationship turned sour, the present FIR was lodged. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail. She submits that the petitioner has remained an absconder for a long time. She refers to the statement of the alleged victim made before the learned Magistrate and other documents. The case was started under Section 156(3) of the Code and the alleged victim refused to undergo medical examination. 2 5. Considering the above, the other materials available in the case diary and the fact that there was a some kind of a relationship between the two adults for some time and that the alleged victim had refused to undergo medical examination and the fact that charge sheet has been submitted, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. In the event of arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- each with two sureties of like amount each, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer and also be subject to further conditions that the petitioner shall not threaten or intimidate the witnesses. The petitioner shall surrender before the learned jurisdictional Court and pray for bail within four weeks from date and regularly attend the jurisdictional Court. 7. Accordingly, the application for anticipatory bail is allowed. 8. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties upon compliance with requisite formalities. (Jay Sengupta, J.)