21.08.2026 Court No.551 Item No.11 ssi CRM (A) 2480 of 2026 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita in connection with Dhubulia Police Station Case No. 204 of 2026 dated 13.05.2026 under Sections 108/3 (5) of the BNS, 2023. And In the matter of: Fajila Begum & another. …. Petitioners Ms. Minoti Gomes Mr. Prabir Majumder Mr. Snehansu Majumder Ms. Sangeeta Chakraborty Ms. Anindita Kundu …for the petitioners Mr. Amal Kumar Datta Mr. Rishav Kumar Thakur …for the State 1. Learned advocate appearing on behalf of the petitioners submits that the petitioners are the sisters-in-law of the victim. There are no allegations of any over act as against the present petitioners in driving the victim to commit suicide. She further submits that the wife of the victim was arrested and subsequently granted bail by the learned jurisdictional Court. She prays for anticipatory bail. 2. Learned advocate appearing on behalf of the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail and relies upon the statement of witnesses recorded under Section 183 of the BNSS. He submits that there are allegations of extorting money as against the present petitioners from the victim. The victim committed suicide in order to save himself from the continuous demands of money by his wife as well as the present petitioners. 3. Considering the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties and on perusal of the materials in the case diary, it transpires that the 2 present petitioners are alleged to have inflicted physical and mental torture upon the victim which ultimately driven him to commit suicide. The nature of torture meted out by the present petitioners is the continuous demand of money on the part of the present petitioners from the victim. I have also given through the post mortem report. According to the autopsy surgeon, he opined that the death of the victim was caused due to violent asphyxia due to hanging. He also opined that the injuries to be ante mortem and appeared to be suicidal in nature. Apart from that, the wife of the victim has already been granted bail by the learned jurisdictional Court. The present petitioners are ladies aged about 64 years and 60 years, respectively. 4. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 5. In the event of arrest, the petitioners 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 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 corresponding to Section 482(2) of the BNSS, 2023 and on further conditions that the petitioners shall co-operate with the investigation and shall not threaten or intimidate the witnesses. 6. The application for anticipatory bail is allowed. 7. CRA (A) 2480 of 2026 is, thus, disposed of. 8. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order be supplied to the parties, if applied for, as early as possible. (Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.)