28.08.2026 SL No.34 Court No.446 S.Gayen IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE C.R.M.(A) 2280 of 2026 In Re: An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Nazat Police Station Case No. 324 of 2026 dated 20.05.2026 under Sections 341/323/325/307/302/506/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. -And- In the matter of: Monirul Sardar @ Manirul Sardar & Ors. …Petitioners Mr. Dipanjan Chatterjee Ms. Sananda Bhattacharyya Ms. Rimpa Adhikari Ms. Kakan Das …for the Petitioners Mr. Somnath Bera …for the State 1. This instant application has been filed with a prayer for anticipatory bail. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have been falsely implicated in this case. He submits that there is a delay of almost five years in lodging the FIR, and such delay has not been explained in the FIR. He further submits that, out of 13 accused persons, 8 accused persons have been granted the benefit of Section 482 of the BNSS by the learned Sessions Judge, North 24 Parganas, and two accused persons, who approached this Court by filing two separate applications praying for anticipatory bail, have also been granted the benefit of anticipatory bail. He submits that the privilege under Section 482 of the BNSS can be extended in favour of the petitioners. 3. Learned counsel for the State produces the Case Diary and the Memo of Evidence and opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail. The Memo of Evidence submitted by the State is taken on record. 2 4. Heard the learned counsel for the respective parties. Perused the case diary and other materials on record. 5. Admittedly, there is a delay of five years in lodging the FIR, and no post- mortem report is available in the Case Diary. As submitted on behalf of the petitioners, out of 13 accused persons, 10 accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail. The State has failed to bring any material to satisfy this Court that a different treatment should be given to the petitioners. Accordingly, I am of the view that custodial interrogation of the petitioner is not necessary. 6. Accordingly, the application for anticipatory bail is, thus, allowed. 7. I direct that in the event of arrest, the petitioners namely, 1) Monirul Sardar @ Manirul Sardar, 2) Jakir Mondal @ Jakir Hosen Mondal and 3) Nasir Mondal @ Nasir Ali shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) each , with two sureties of like amount, to the satisfaction of the arresting officer and also be subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of BNSS, and on further condition that the petitioners shall meet the Investigating Officer once in a fortnight and shall not leave the jurisdiction of the concerned police station till the submission of the chargesheet. 8. Thus, the application for anticipatory bail being C.R.M. (A) 2280 of 2026 stands disposed of. (Partha Sarathi Chatterjee, J.)