20.08.2026 Item no. 08. Court No.11. S.De 1635 (Allowed) Calcutta High Court In the Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri CRM (A) 620 of 2026 In Re: An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973/Under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Falakata Police Station Case No. 503 of 2026 Dated 20.07.2026 under Sections 447/323/506/465/419/420/120 of the Indian Penal code. And In the matter of : Ratan Sarkar & Anr. ……Petitioners. Mr. Sourav Gangully, Ms. Rishita Chakraborty, ……for the Petitioners. Mr. Avrojyoti Das, Ld. APP, Mr. Reshab Kumar, Mr. Abhilash Mittal, ……for the State. 1. Sections 447/323/506/465/419/420/120 of the Indian Penal Code have been pressed into service against the petitioners. He says that the allegations are out and out false. In any event, the dispute between the parties is purely civil in nature. They pray for anticipatory bail. 2. Learned State counsel shows me the material in the case diary. He opposes the prayer but leaves the matter to the discretion of the Court. 3. On a prima facie assessment of the material in the case diary, it appears to be that the dispute between the parties is indeed civil in nature. I do not find the 2 necessity of immediate custodial interrogation of the petitioners. 4. Accordingly, in the event of arrest, the petitioners, namely Ratan Sarkar and Sandip Chowdhury 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 shall abide by the conditions laid down in Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973/Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 until further orders and on further condition that they shall meet the Investigating Officer of this case as and when called for until further orders. Within three days from date the petitioners shall go and meet the Investigating Officer of this case. 5. In case the petitioners fail to adhere to any of the conditions mentioned in Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973/Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the learned Court below shall be entitled to cancel the anticipatory bail without further reference to this Court. 6. The application for anticipatory bail, being CRM (A) 620 of 2026, stands disposed of. 7. All parties shall act in terms of server copy of the order downloaded from the official website of this Court. (Arijit Banerjee, J.)