06.10.2026 DL-42 Court No.37 [Bench ID-265691] (AD) (Rejected) In the High Court at Calcutta Criminal Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Appellate Side C.R.M. (A) 3196 of 2026 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Malda Police Station Case No.139 of 2026 dated 05.03.2026 under Sections 103(1)/3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 pending before the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Malda in G.R. Case No.2402/2026. And In the matter of: Sourav Mandal @ Sourab & Anr. ….petitioners Mr. Arup Kumar Bhowmick, Advocate …for the petitioners Mr. Krishnendu Bhattacharya, Ld. APP Ms. Tanusree Kar, Advocate … for the State 1. Memo of evidence filed in Court be taken on record. 2. Petitioners seek anticipatory bail in a case of murder. 3. Several statements recorded under Section 180 of the BNSS names the petitioners as involved in the murder of the victim. 4. Although the police filed charge sheet, I do not deem it appropriate to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners considering the gravity of the offence and the involvement of the petitioners in the incident. 5. Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is rejected. 6. C.R.M. (A) 3196 of 2026 is dismissed. (Debangsu Basak, J.) ABHIJIT DAS Digitally signed by ABHIJIT DAS Date: 2026.10.06 17:52:59 +05'30'