AD-4 Ct No.07 Jalpaiguri 29.09.2026 sp CALCUTTA HIGH COURT IN THE CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI CRM (A) 488 of 2026 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed in connection with Maynaguri Police Station Case No. 28 of 2025 dated 13.01.2025 under Sections 318(2)/318(4)/336(2)/336(3)/340(2)/347(1)/348/349/350(1)/350(2)/ 61(2)/111(3) of the BNS, 2023 read with Sections 102/103/104 of the Trade Mark Act and read with Section 51/63 of the Copyright Act, 1957. And In the matter of: Bapan Barman …. Petitioner. Mr. Sandip Guha Roy, Mr. Ananda Paul. …for the Petitioner. Mr. Janardan Periwal, Ms. Ruchika Agarwala Mr. Debabrata Rai ..for the State. Mr. Gobinda Saha. ..for the de facto complainant. 1. The Investigating Officer of the Maynaguri Police Station is present in Court. He has filed a report dated 29.09.2026 indicating that despite the order dated 22nd July, 2026, the petitioner has met LSI Lucky Tshering Lepcha of the Maynaguri Police Station and not the Inspector-in-Charge or the Investigating Officer. 2. This is the second application for anticipatory bail. The earlier one was rejected on the ground that the petitioner did not come to meet the Investigating Officer. The defence taken by the learned counsel for the petitioner was that he was not informed by the advocate of such requirement. 2 3. This Court is unable to accept the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner. 4. It is submitted by Maynaguri Police Station that charge sheet has since been filed. 5. In the light of the above, this Court is not inclined to entertain the application for anticipatory bail. 6. Hence, CRM (A) 488 of 2026 is hereby dismissed. 7. The report of the Inspector-in-Charge, Maynaguri Police Station dated 29.09.2026 is kept with the record. (Rajasekhar Mantha, J.)