20.08.2026 Item no. 16. Court No.11. AB (Allowed) Calcutta High Court In the Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri CRM (A) 645 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 Kotwali Police Station Case No.199 of 2026 Dated 05.05.2026 under Sections 126(2)/115(2)/118(2)/109/324(4)/3(5) of the B.N.S. 2023 And In the matter of : Moklesh Hossain @ Makalesar Islam (Hassain) ……Petitioner. Mr. Anirban Banerjee ……for the Petitioner. Mr. Janardan Periwal, JPP Mr. Sanjay Majumdar, Mr. Roumyadip Saha ……for the State. 1. The principal charge is under Section 109 of B.N.S. 2023 (Section 307 IPC). 2. The petitioner says that he has no role to play in the alleged crime. He is fully prepared to cooperate with the Investigating Officer. He prays for pre arrest bail. 3. Learned State Counsel shows me the material in the case diary and opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail. 4. Although the petitioner’s name does appear in the statements of the witnesses, no specific role has been ascribed to him. 5. In view of the nature of the allegations and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to 2 allow this application so long as the petitioner fully cooperates with the Investigating Officer. 6. Accordingly, in the event of arrest, the petitioner, namely Moklesh Hossain @ Makalesar Islam (Hassain) 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, 1973/Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 until further orders and on further condition that he shall report to the Investigating Officer within three days from date and as and when called for, until further orders and on further condition that the petitioner will not leave the territorial jurisdiction of Kotwali Police Station without the leave of the Investigating Officer until further orders. 7. In case the petitioner fails 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. 8. CRM (A) 645 of 2026 stands disposed of. 9. All parties shall act in terms of server copy of the order downloaded from the official website of this Court. (Arijit Banerjee, J.) 3