07.09.2026 Court No.35. M/L.111. Rakib (Allowed) CRM (A) 961 of 2026 In Re: An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Kotwali Police Station case no. 181 of 2026 dated 16.02.2026 under Sections 329(3)/115(2)/118(2)/109/3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 8 of the POCSO Act, 2012. And In the matter of : Kartick Das ……Petitioner. Mr. Aniruddha Bhattacharya Ms. Bidisha Chatterjee ......for the Petitioner. Mr. Anurag Sardar ……for the State. Mr. Suman Bhanja ......for the De-facto Complainant. Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been foisted with the present criminal case. There was a case which was instituted at the behest of the petitioner’s family, consequent to which as a counterblast present case has been initiated. Learned advocate appearing for the de-facto complainant opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail. Learned advocate appearing for the State has also opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail. Attention of the Court has been drawn to the injury report and other attending materials appearing in the Case Diary including the statement of two victims under Section 183 of the BNSS. I have taken into account the overall materials appearing against the petitioner and the spirit of the case. Having considered 2 the same and the fact that charge-sheet has already been submitted, I am of the opinion that custodial detention of the present petitioner is unwarranted. As such, prayer for anticipatory bail of the present petitioner namely, Kartick Das is allowed. Accordingly, in the event of arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer on such terms and conditions as he deems fit and proper 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. Since, charge-sheet has already been submitted before the jurisdictional Court this order of anticipatory bail of petitioner shall remain in force for a period of six weeks from date. Accordingly, CRM (A) 961 of 2026 is allowed. Memo of evidence submitted by the State be kept with the record. All parties shall act in terms of server copy of the order downloaded from the official website of this Court. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities. (Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)