24.08.2026 Court No.551 Item No.28 tbsr Allowed CRM (A) 2504 of 2026 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Manikchak P.S. Case No. 79 of 2026 dated 09.02.2026 under Sections 329(3)/118(1)/109/(1)/3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. And In the matter of: Barun Mandal ….Petitioner. Mr. Kalidas Saha Ms. Khushi Mollick Mr. Pikesh Kumar Chauhan …for the petitioner. Mr. Sayak Chakraborti Mr. Sunil Gupta …..for the State. 1. Memo of evidence filed on behalf of the State is taken on record. 2. Upon hearing the rival contentions of the learned advocate for the petitioner as well as the learned advocate for the State and on perusal of material in the case diary, it transpires that as per the case made out in the written complaint, there was an altercation between the rival parties over the issue of landed properties. The petitioner along with other accused persons attacked landed dispute property and started cutting trees over such issue. There was an altercation between the complainant party and the accused party. The accused parties is said to have assaulted to the complainant party with a ‘hasua’ and other weapons resulting in injury to the mother of the de facto complainant. 2 3. The injury report contained in the case diary shows laceration on the right hand of the victim. However, such injury has not been classified as rigorous. 4. It further transpires from the materials placed before this Court that seven out of eight accused persons were granted anticipatory bail by the learned jurisdictional Court. And investigation is still in progress. 5. Considering the nature of allegations as well as the materials in the case diary including the injury report, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is allowed. 6. 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 also be 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 and on further condition that the petitioner shall meet the Investigating Officer once in a fortnight till the conclusion of 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 cancelling the anticipatory bail granted without further reference to this Court. 3 7. CRM (A) 2504 of 2026 is disposed of. 8. Urgent Photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties upon compliance with requisite formalities. (Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.)