24.08.2026 Item No. 22 Ct. No. 39 C.R.M.(A) 2062 of 2026 AN (ALLOWED) In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed in connection with Ramnagar Police Station Case No. 103 of 2026 dated 09.06.2026 under Sections 135(i)(a) of the Electricity Act, 2003 corresponding to G.R. Case No. 528/2026 now pending before the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Diamond Harbour, South 24 Parganas. In the matter of : Mesraf Molla … Petitioner. Mr. Kalyan Kumar Bhattacharjee Ms. Sahina Khatun …for the Petitioner. Ms. Ayana Dey …for the State. Mr. Aniket Mitra …for the WBSEDCL. 1. Having heard the submissions on behalf of the learned advocates for the respective parties and upon perusing the materials available on record and the case diary, it appears from the record that the petitioner has already paid 50% of the final assessed amount. 2. In such view of the matter, this Court does not find any necessity for custodial interrogation/detention of the petitioner and the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is thus considered and allowed on the following conditions. 3. Accordingly, in the event of arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail to the satisfaction of the arresting officer on the terms and conditions as he deems fit and proper and also subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code corresponding to Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 4. In the event the petitioner fails to comply with the conditions as imposed by this Court, the prosecution shall be at liberty to pray for cancellation of the anticipatory bail granted by this Court in accordance with law. 5. C.R.M.(A) 2062 of 2026 stands disposed of. 6. All concerned parties shall act on the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. 7. The concerned Department is directed to supply urgent certified Photostat copy of this order to the parties, if applied for, upon compliance of all necessary formalities. (Ajay Kumar Gupta, J.) 2