D/L25 31.07.2026 Bpg. dismissed C.R.M. (A) 1601 of 2026 In Re: An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed in connection with Goghat Police Station Case No.156 of 2026 dated 27.03.2026 under Sections 137(2)/140(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023; Khokan Santra Versus The State of West Bengal Mr. S. Balial Mr. Uttam Kr. Roy Mr. Amiyo Ghosh. …for the petitioner. Mr. P. Karan Singh. …for the State. Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that there was an earlier case which ended in a final report. Again, the same girl has instituted the present case. Learned advocate submits that there was a relationship. However, distorted facts have been incorporated in the present case. In spite of service, none appears on behalf of the de facto complainant. Learned advocate for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail and draws the attention of the Court to the statement of the victim under Section 183 of the BNSS. The investigation of the case is in progress. The contents of Section 183 of the BNSS do not make out a case for allowing the 2 application for anticipatory bail. As such, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is rejected. Accordingly, CRM(A) 1601 of 2026 is dismissed. Report and Memo of Evidence submitted by the State be kept with the record. The investigating officer of the case is present pursuant to the earlier directions. His further presence before this Court is dispensed with. 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.)