01.10.2026 Serial no. 22 [G.S.Das] Assistant Registrar (Court) CRM (A) 3123 of 2026 In re : An Application under Section 482 of the BNSS, 2023/under Section 438 of the Cr.P.C. in connection with Haripal PS Cse No. 558 of 2026 dated 25th July, 2026 u/s 115(2)/117(2)/126(2)/76/3(5)/351(2)/352/79 adding sections 118(2)/109 of the BNS. -And- In the matter of : Suchandra Dholey Adhikary … Petitioner(s) Mr. Ankit Agarwala Ms. Alotriya Mukherjee … for the petitioner(s) Mr. Bhaskar Seth Mr. Mukesh Kumar Gupta … for the State-respondent(s) Learned advocate for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been foisted with the criminal case due to change in administration. The petitioner at present is the President of the local Panchayet. State opposes the prayer for bail and produces the injury report as also the statement of the injured. Having considered that the petitioner is a lady and there are political animosity existing along with the factum of mode and manner from which the situation escalated, I 2 am of the opinion that custodial detention of the present petitioner is unwarranted. Hence, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is Allowed. Accordingly, I direct that in the event of arrest, the petitioner [Suchandra Dholey Adhikary] be released on anticipatory bail subject to the satisfaction of the arresting officer of the case and also subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. and/or under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. As the investigation of the case is still in progress, the petitioner shall meet with the Investigating Officer of the case as and when she will be called upon by the I.O. of the case. Accordingly, CRM (A) 3123 of 2026 is disposed of. Memo of evidence submitted be kept with the record. Parties to act on a server copy of this order duly collected from the official website of the Hon’ble High Court, Calcutta. (Tirthankar Ghosh, J.) 3