19.08.2026 DL-32 Court No.551 [Bench ID-266058] (AD) (Allowed) In the High Court at Calcutta Criminal Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Appellate Side C.R.M. (A) 2459 of 2026 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Katwa Police Station Case No.411 of 2026 dated 08.06.2026 under Sections 329(4) /75 /79 /308(2) /324(4)/74/61(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 giving rise to PTN Case No.1309 of 2026 now pending before the Court of the Learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Katwa, Purba Burdwan. And In the matter of: Krishnendu Bandyopadhyay @ Ramkrishna Banerjee ….petitioner Mr. Navanil De, Advocate Ms. Monami Mukherjee, Advocate …for the petitioner Mr. Subrata Mukherjee, Advocate Ms. Jayashree Patra, Advocate … for the State 1. Memo of evidence filed in Court be taken on record. 2. It is submitted by the learned Advocate for the petitioner that at the relevant point of time, the petitioner was acting under an order of demolition passed by this Hon’ble Court in a writ application. The petitioner and other persons were deputed by the concerned Municipality for the demolition work. At that time, it is alleged that one of the accused persons pushed the de facto complainant giving rise to the instant case. Two of the accused persons named in the First Information Report were granted bail by the learned jurisdictional Court. 3. Learned Advocate appearing for the petitioner also submits that the FIR was lodged after one year and six months of the alleged incident. He prays for anticipatory bail. 2 4. Learned Advocate appearing for the State relies upon various materials in the case diary and opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail. She refers to the statement of the victim lady recorded under Section 183 of the BNSS. 5. Having heard the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties and on perusal of the materials in the case diary, it transpires that the petitioner was acting under an order of demolition passed by this Hon’ble Court in Writ Petition No.3223 (W) of 2019. The present petitioner along with others was deputed by the concerned Municipality for the demolition work in course of which the incident is alleged to happen. The investigation is in progress. 6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the present case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 7. Accordingly, I direct that in the event of arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail upon furnishing a Bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only), 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 petitioner will report before the Investigating Officer once in a fortnight till the conclusion of the investigation and on condition that the petitioner 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 3 Court will pass appropriate order to secure the presence of the petitioner in Court including cancelling the anticipatory bail granted without further reference to this Court. 8. The prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is allowed. 9. C.R.M. (A) 2459 of 2026 is disposed of. (Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.) ABHIJIT DAS Digitally signed by ABHIJIT DAS Date: 2026.08.20 15:36:06 +05'30'