17.09.2026 M/L - 203 Court No.35 Rohan (Allowed) IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE C.R.M.(A) 2836 of 2026 In Re: An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Puncha Police Station Case No. 56 of 2026 dated 11.07.2026 for the offences punishable under Sections 318(4)/338/336(3)/340(2)/316(5)/331(4)/61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. -And- In the matter of: Goutam Das …Petitioner Mr. Apurba Kumar Datta Ms. Sreemoyee Mukherjee …for the Petitioner Mr. Subhajit Chatterjee Ms. Shyanti Poddar …for the State 1. Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been foisted with the criminal case pursuant to change of administration. 2. Learned advocate for the State has produced the case diary. 3. I have taken into account the materials appearing in the case diary. The FIR itself speak trappings of political elements. 4. Having considered the same, I am of the opinion that custodial detention of the present petitioner is unwarranted. 5. As such, prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner, namely, Goutam Das is allowed. 2 6. In the event of arrest, the petitioners be released on bail by the Investigating Officer/Arresting Officer of the case on such terms and conditions as it deems fit and proper. This would be subject to the conditions under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. and/or under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 7. As investigation is in progress, the petitioner shall report to the Investigating Officer within a period of 10 days and on all subsequent dates as required by the Investigating Officer till the report in final form is submitted before the Jurisdictional Court. 8. With the aforesaid observation, C.R.M. (A) 2836 of 2026 is disposed of. 9. Memo of evidence submitted be kept with the record. 10. All parties shall act in terms of the server copy of the order downloaded from the official website of this Court. 11. Urgent Photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities. (Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)