25.08.2026 Sl. No. 6 Court No.551 Rohan (Rejected) IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE C.R.M.(A) 2443 of 2026 In Re: An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Raina Police Station Case No. 195 of 2026 dated 22.05.2026 for the offences punishable under Sections 303(2)/317(2)/317(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Section 4 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act/Rule 3(a)(b) of the West Bengal Mines and Minerals Concessions Rules, 2016 and Rule 15(2) of the West Bengal Sand (Mining, Transportation, Storage and Sale) Rules, 2021. -And- In the matter of: Utpal Das …Petitioner Ms. Minoti Gomes Mr. Sariful Islam Mallick …for the Petitioner Mr. L. Vishal Kumar Mr. Sanjib Das …for the State 1. Upon hearing the learned advocate for the petitioner as well as the State and on perusal of the materials on record, it transpires that the petitioner is alleged to have stacked sand over his land. In course of enquiry, the petitioner failed to produce any document for the stack of around 80,000 cubic feet of sand. 2. Learned advocate for the State has submitted that the petitioner is a part of a racket in dealing with illegal mining of sand. 3. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 2 4. At this stage, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected. 5. With the aforesaid observations, CRM (A) 2443 of 2026 is dismissed. 6. All parties shall act in terms of the server copy of the order downloaded from the official website of this Court. 7. Urgent Photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities. (Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.)