05.01.2026 Court No.28 Item No.107 tbsr Allowed CRM (A) 4255 of 2025 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Cr.P.C./Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Nagerbazar P.S. Case No.251 of 2025 dated 10.11.2025 under Sections 420/406 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. And In the matter of: Ardhendu Kumar Sil ….Petitioner. Mr. B. K. Jha Mr. A. Chakraborty Mr. A. Das Mr. M. Patra …for the petitioner. Mr. Goutam Misra Mr. Vaskar Pal ….for the de facto complainant. Mr. Anand Keshri Ms. Rajnandini Das …..for the State. Heard the learned counsels for the parties. Perused the case diary. The prime allegation is that the petitioner took a loan for his mother’s treatment but did not repay the sum to the de facto complainant. Only a part payment has been made as per the petitioner. However, this is denied by the de facto complainant. Considering the nature of allegations and the materials available in the case diary, I do not think that custodial interrogation of the petitioner is required in this case and I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 2 In the event of arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of like amount each, one of whom must be local, 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 BNSS, 2023 and on further condition that the petitioner shall cooperate with investigation, shall meet the I.O. once a fortnight till submission of report in final form and shall not threaten or intimidate witnesses. The application for anticipatory bail is, thus, allowed. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order may be supplied to the parties expeditiously, if applied for. (Jay Sengupta, J.)