25.08.2026 Serial no. 21 (Anticipatory bail) (Allowed) ( Dd ) In the High Court at Calcutta Criminal Miscellaneous Jurisdictional Appellate Side CRM (A)/2515/2026 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure corresponding to Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Shantiniketan Police Station Case No. 132 of 2026 dated 20.07.2026 under Sections 323 /325 /354 /307 /379 /386 /447/506/34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 corresponding to Sections 109 /115(2) /117 (2)/ 3(5) /74 /303(2) /308(5) /329(3)/351(2) Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023read with Sections 25/27 of Arms Act, 1959 (cortresponding to G.R. Case No. 1068/2026) pending before learned additonal Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bolpur, Birbhum. -And- In the matter of : RAJIB MONDAL … … Petitioner Mr. Sanjib Kumar Dan, Advocate … … For the Petitioner Mr. Anindya Ghosh, Advocate Mr. Pronojit Roy, Advocate … …For the State 1. Memo of Evidence filed in Court be taken on record. 2. Upon hearing the rival submissions of the parties and on perusal of the materials in the case diary, it transpires that the instant case has been initiated in the year 2026 whereas the incident is alleged to have taken place in the year 2021. The case made out in the First Information Report with an allegation that the de facto complainant was attacked and brutally assaulted after the Election in 2021. 3. Learned advocate for the State could not draw my attention to any injury report in the case diary justifying allegations of 2 assault. There appears nothing in the case diary to explain the inordinate delay in lodging the First Information Report. 4. Considering the facts and circumstances of the present case as well as materials in the case diary, prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is allowed. 5. 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 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 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and on further condition that the petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer once in a fortnight till the conclusion of the investigation and on further 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. 6. Prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is allowed. 7. CRM (A)/2515/2026 is disposed of. (Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.)