5 18-08-2026 (ct. no.11) KOLE Allowed 1635 In the High Court At Calcutta Jalpaiguri Circuit Bench CRM (A) 604 of 2026 In re: An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure/Section 482 of the BNSS in connection with Dhupguri Police Station Case No. 105 of 2026 dated 09.04.2026 under Sections 80/85/61(2) of the BNS. - A n d - In the matter of : Suresh Roy .... Petitioner. Mr. Jaydeep Kanta Bhowmik, Mr. Debi Sarkar, Mr. Jasmin Haque, … For the Petitioner. Mr. Avrajyoti Das, Mr. Kallol Ghosh, Mr. S. Nag, … For the State. Ms. Purbasha Sarkar, Mr. J. Banerjee, … for the defacto complainant. 1. The petitioner is the father in law of the victim lady. The allegation is that the petitioner and his wife poured poison in the mouth of the victim. 2. I see that the wife of the petitioner being the mother in law of the victim has been granted pre-arrest bail by the learned Sessions Court. I do not see how the petitioner and his wife are differently circumstanced. I also see that the charge sheet has been filed and the principal accused being the husband of the victim is in custody. 3. In view of the aforesaid and keeping in mind that the petitioner is about 68 years old, I am of the view that immediate custodial interrogation of the petitioner may not be necessary so 2 long as he cooperates with the police if there be further investigation. 4. Accordingly, in the event of arrest, the petitioner, namely Suresh Roy, shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/-, 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/Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 until further orders and on further condition that the petitioner shall report to the Inspector in charge of the concerned police station once in a fortnight and also as and when called for until further orders. The petitioner shall go and meet the Inspector in Charge of the concerned police station within three days from date. 5. In case the petitioner fails to adhere to any of the conditions mentioned hereinabove or in Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure/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) 604 of 2026 is 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. )