D/L51 31.07.2026 Bpg. Allowed C.R.M. (A) 1658 of 2026 In Re: An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed in connection with Ranaghat Police Station Case No.289 of 2026 dated 08.05.2026 under Section 77 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 Section 12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012; Ajoy Krishna Mistri Versus The State of West Bengal & Anr. Mr. Minoti Gomes Mr. Dhananjay Banerjee Mr. Samrat Paul Mr. Mahiul Islam. …for the petitioner. Mr. Sunil Gupta. …for the State. Mr. S. Balial. …for the de facto complainant. Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been implicated in the instant case over issue relating to demand of salary. Learned advocate appearing for the de facto complainant opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail and refers to specific averments made in the FIR. Learned advocate for the State produces the case diary and draws the attention of the Court to the statement of the victim under Section 183 of the BNSS. 2 I have taken into account the merits of the case. The conduct of the petitioner may not be approved. However, custodial detention in the instant case for the sake of investigation is unwarranted. As such, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is allowed. Accordingly, in the event of arrest, the petitioner, namely, Ajoy Krishna Mistri shall be released on bail to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer and also be subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure corresponding to Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. As the investigation of the case is in progress, petitioner shall not enter into the jurisdiction of Ranaghat Police Station except for the purposes of attending the court proceedings. Petitioner shall meet with the investigating officer of the case within a period of 10 days from date and thereafter make himself available as and when called for by the investigating officer of the case till the charge-sheet is submitted before the jurisdictional court. The aforesaid conditions will be subject to modification as per requirement by the learned special court in seisin of the case. With the aforesaid observations, CRM(A)1658 of 2026 is allowed. Service report 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. 3 Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance of all requisite formalities. (Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)