28 17.08.2026 Ct. No 551 Jayanta Allowed CRM (A) 2421 of 2026 Re: An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with the Kotwali Police Station case no.456 of 2026 dated 02.05.2026 under Sections 108/3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. In the matter of : RATNA PAUL AND ANR ….. petitioners Adv. A. Islam Adv. Sourav Mukherjee Adv. Gourav Roy …. For the Petitioners. Ld. APP. Pradip Banerjee Adv. Rajesh Kr. Shah …. For the State. 1. Parties are present through their respective Counsels. 2. It is submitted by the learned Counsel for the petitioners that the petitioners are the mother-in-law and sister-in-law of the victim. 3. It is further submitted that the victim used to reside at his paternal house where he committed suicide by consuming poison. 4. Learned Counsel for the petitioner further submits that the FIR has been lodged 2 after the delay of one month. No overt act has been attributed to the present petitioners. 5. In view of that he prays for anticipatory bail. 6. Learned Counsel on behalf of the State vehemently raised objection and referred to the statement of witnesses recorded under Section 183 of BNSS as well as Section 180 thereof. 7. He further submits that the investigation of the case is yet to conclude. 8. As such he opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail. 9. From the materials on record it transpires that the petitioners and other in laws of the victim are alleged to have inflicted torture upon the victim who was the husband of the daughter of the petitioner No. 1. Having not been able to bear such torture, the victim committed suicide. 10. Learned Counsel for the State also refers to various materials in the Case Diary including the post mortem report. 11. Having considered the rival submissions, it transpires from the materials on record that the allegations against the petitioners 3 that they used to inflict torture upon the victim after his marriage with the daughter of the Petitioner No. 1. The Petitioner No.2, who is the daughter of the petitioner No. 1 and wife of the victim, is also alleged to have extra marital relations. In such circumstances the victim committed suicide by consuming poison at his paternal house. 12. The fact as to how far the petitioners are responsible for abetment of committing suicide to the victim is a matter to be considered at the time of trial. 13. Accordingly, anticipatory bail prayer is allowed. 14. In the event of arrest, the petitioners, namely, RATNA PAUL and SWAGATA LAXMI PAUL 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 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, 2023 and on further conditions that the petitioners shall co-operate with the investigation and shall not threaten or 4 intimidate the witnesses. The petitioners shall meet the I.O. once a week till submission of report in final form. The petitioners shall surrender before the learned jurisdictional Court and pray for bail within four weeks from this date. 15. The application for anticipatory bail being CRM (A) 2421 of 2026, is thus, disposed of. 16. Urgent Photostat certified copy of this order, duly applied for, be given to the parties upon compliance of all requisite formalities. (Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.)