19.08.2026 DL-34 Court No.551 [Bench ID-266058] (AD) (Allowed) In the High Court at Calcutta Criminal Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Appellate Side C.R.M. (A) 2461 of 2026 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with GR Case No.2546 of 2026 arising out of Saktigarh Police Station Case No.148 of 2026 dated 16.05.2026 under Sections 126(2) /308(4) /329(4) /351(3) /3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 presently pending before the Learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Purba Bardhaman. And In the matter of: Sk Ratan & Ors. ….petitioners Mr. Sujan Chatterjee, Advocate Ms. Suveni Banerjee, Advocate …for the petitioners Mr. Sreshtha Ghosh, Advocate Ms. Sanjana Jha, Advocate … for the State 1. Leave granted to the learned Advocate-on-record for the petitioners to correct the cause-title of the application. 2. Upon hearing the learned Advocate appearing for the petitioners as well as the learned Advocate appearing for the State and on perusal of the materials in the case diary, it transpires that the incident is alleged to have taken place on May 3, 2026 when the petitioners restrained the de facto complainant and demanded money. It is also the case of the prosecution that against a demand of Rs.10 lakh by the present petitioners, the de facto complainant paid a sum of Rs.1 lakh on that evening itself. Since then, the petitioners have been threatening the de facto complainant on demand of the money. 3. I have gone through the materials in the case diary. The 2 statement recorded under Section 180 of the BNSS goes to show that the witnesses came to learn of the incident from the de facto complainant. The incident was reported on May 16, 2026 to the police. The materials in the case diary do not explain the delay in lodging the First Information Report. 4. It has been submitted by the learned Advocate appearing for the petitioners that they have been falsely implicated in the instant case out of political rivalry. The investigation of the cases is still in progress. 5. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 6. Accordingly, I direct that in the event of arrest, the petitioners shall be released on bail upon furnishing a Bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) each, with two sureties of like amount each, to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer and subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and on condition that the petitioners will report before the Investigating Officer once in a fortnight till the conclusion of the investigation and on condition that the petitioners shall appear on every date before the jurisdictional Court on and from the date fixed for appearance of the accused and in default the jurisdictional Court will pass appropriate order to secure the presence of the petitioners in Court including 3 cancelling the anticipatory bail granted without further reference to this Court. 7. The prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners is allowed. 8. C.R.M. (A) 2461 of 2026 is disposed of. (Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.) ABHIJIT DAS Digitally signed by ABHIJIT DAS Date: 2026.08.20 12:35:37 +05'30'