05.10.2026 Item No.09 Court No.7 (pk) (Allowed) Calcutta High Court In the Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri CRM (A) 646 of 2026 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under section 482 of the B.N.S.S. 2023, in connection with Bagdogra Police Station Case No.245 of 2025 dated 13.07.2025 under Sections 316(2)/318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. And In the matter of: Md. Arif @ Ariph @ Ariph Hussain ….Petitioner. Mr. Nilay Chakraborty, Ms. Angana Rakshit, Ms. A. Das …for the Petitioner. Mr. Janardan Periwal, Ld. PP., Mr. Gobinda Ghosh, Mr. Shyamal Barman … for the State. 1. It appears from the report of the I. O. dated 28.09.2026, which is taken on record, that the applicant has cooperated and attended to the I.O. The applicant shall continue to cooperate with the I.O. and attend to the I.O. as and when summoned. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the genesis of the transaction is civil in nature and arising out of hire purchase agreement. 3. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is of the view that the applicant is entitled to anticipatory bail. 4. Accordingly, I direct that in the event of arrest the petitioner shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.20,000/- with two sureties of like amount each, one of whom must be local to the satisfaction of the ACJM, Siliguri and subject to the conditions that he shall attend the I.O. continuously as and when summoned and shall 2 not leave the jurisdiction of the Bagdogra Police Station without the prior leave of the I.O. The further condition is that the petitioner shall surrender the passport, if any and provide his present address and phone number to the concerned I.O. 5. The application for anticipatory bail, being CRM (A) 646 of 2026 is allowed and disposed of. 6. All parties shall act on the server copies of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. (Rajasekhar Mantha, J.)