17.08.2026 DL-138 Court No.551 [Bench ID-266058] (AD) (Allowed) In the High Court at Calcutta Criminal Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Appellate Side C.R.M. (A) 2542 of 2026 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 corresponding to Section 438 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 in connection with Jora Bagan Police Station Case No.66 of 2026 dated 21.05.2026 under Sections 85/318(2)/316(2)/88/351(3)/3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 read with Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act pending before the Court of Learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Calcutta being G.R. No.476/2026. And In the matter of: Mr. Nitesh Chandanmal Jangid ….petitioner Mr. Rabindranath Bag, Ld. Sr. Advocate Ms. Nazni Khatun, Advocate Ms. Swagata Saha, Advocate Mr. Piyash Chowdhury, Advocate Mr. Tridip Mishra, Advocate …for the petitioner Mr. Rajendra Banerjee, Advocate Mr. Manoj Kumar Singh, Advocate … for the State Mr. Ronith Maity, Advocate Mr. Amartya Mohan Bhattacharyya, Advocate Ms. Bidisha Das, Advocate … for the de facto complainant/opposite party no.2 1. Learned Advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that he has been falsely implicated in this case on false allegation. He refers to the allegation to the effect that the marriage of the petitioner was solemnized with the de facto complainant suppressing his earlier marriage subsisting at the time of his marriage with the de facto complainant. 2. It is also submitted by the learned Advocate appearing for the petitioner that after marriage with the de facto complainant, the petitioner and his wife went and started residing at Ahmedabad where the petitioner used to work 2 for gain. Disputes and differences cropped up between the husband and wife. There were talks of conciliation for the aforesaid differences where the de facto complainant herself refused to reside in the matrimonial home with the petitioner. Thereafter the instant case was filed by the de facto compliant on false pretext and facts. 3. Learned Advocate appearing for the petitioner also submits that the other accused persons were granted anticipatory bail by an order dated July 20, 2026 passed in CRM (A) 1777 of 2026. He prays for anticipatory bail. 4. Learned Advocate appearing for the State relies upon the materials in the case diary and submits that the investigation is still going on. 5. There are allegations in the First Information Report about miscarriage. However, attention of the Court has not been drawn by the learned Advocate appearing for the State to any material justifying such allegation of miscarriage. 6. Learned Advocate appearing for the de facto complainant submits that the stridhan properties belonging to the de facto complainant are still lying with the petitioner. It is also submitted that the documents with regard to the alleged miscarriage of the de facto complainant are also lying with the present petitioner. 7. Be that as it may, it appears from the materials in the case diary that there are allegations of alleged torture upon the de facto complainant while she used to reside in the matrimonial home with the present petitioner at 3 Ahmedabad. There are serious allegations as against the de facto complainant that she has deserted from the matrimonial company of the present petitioner. 8. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the present case, the nature of allegations and all other materials appearing from the case diary, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 9. 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 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and on condition that the petitioner will report before the Investigating Officer once in a month until the conclusion of the trial and on condition that the petitioner 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 petitioner in Court including cancelling the anticipatory bail granted without further reference to this Court. 10. The prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is allowed. 11. C.R.M. (A) 2542 of 2026 is disposed of. (Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.) ABHIJIT DAS Digitally signed by ABHIJIT DAS Date: 2026.08.17 19:04:09 +05'30'