D/L6 30.07.2026 Bpg. Allowed C.R.M. (A) 2288 of 2026 In Re: An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed in connection with Arambagh Police Station Case No.339 of 2026 dated 09.07.2026 under Sections 316(2)/318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023; Gunadhar Khanra Versus State of West Bengal Mr. Sabyasachi Chatterjee Mr. Pintu Karar Mr. Akashdeep Mukherjee Mr. Nasim Nahar. ...for the petitioner. Ms. Shalini Bairagi. …for the State. During pendency of the present anticipatory bail application it has been informed that the petitioner has been arrested and he has been taken to police custody. Records reflect that the petitioner was earlier arrested under the same police station in another criminal case. So far as the present case is concerned, the incident informed is of the year 2023. Records of the case reflect that police has applied to the bank authorities for assessing regarding the accusations made by the de facto complainant. Having considered that the fact which has been narrated is of 2023, there was no urgency to arrest the present petitioner during the pendency of the anticipatory bail application. As such, having both the determinations of bail and anticipatory bail, I 2 exercise my power under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for converting the present anticipatory bail application to an application for bail. Having regard to the facts of the case and the offences complained of are Magistrate triable and the petitioner was already in custody in another case for a considerable period of time which related to the same police station, I am of the opinion that further detention of the present petitioner is unwarranted. As such, petitioner, namely, Gunadhar Khanra be released on bail by the learned ACJM, Arambagh on furnishing bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only) with two sureties of Rs.10,000/- each, one of whom must be local. If on bail, the petitioner shall during the course of investigation, meet with the investigating officer of the case once in every 10 days till the charge-sheet is submitted before the jurisdictional court. With the aforesaid observations, CRM(A)2288 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