07.10.2026 Serial no. 5 (Anticipatory bail) (Allowed) ( Dd ) In the High Court at Calcutta Criminal Miscellaneous Jurisdictional Appellate Side CRM (A)/3182/2026 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure corresponding to Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Patiram Police Station Case No. 111 of 2026 dated 16.06.2026 under Sections 351(2)/126(2)/ 115(2)/ 109(1)/3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 read with Section 8/12 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, (Corresponding to PTN No. 364 of 2026) pending before Special Judge (under POCSO Act) cum ADJ, 2nd Court, Dakshin Dinajpur at Balurghat. -And- In the matter of : SOURAV SARKAR @ SAUROV SARKAR … … Petitioner Mr. Kaushik Choudhury, Advocate … … For the Petitioner Mr. Brajesh Jha, Mr. Madan Mohan Roy, Mr. Tirtheswar Das, Advocates … …For the State 1. Police filed charge sheet. 2. Allegedly an incident of assault took place in respect of which the police case was registered. 3. Victim recorded a statement under Section 183 of the BNSS, 2023 where the victim implicates the petitioner. Victim was medically examined. 4. In the statements recorded under Section 183 BNSS, victim claimed that the petitioner assaulted her at her private parts. Medical examination report specifically states that there was no injury mark on the private parts and that the victim was probably not sexually abused. 2 5. In view of the medical report, I deem it appropriate to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, I direct that in the event of arrest the petitioner shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only), with two sureties of like amount each, to the satisfaction of the arresting officer and also be subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 corresponding to Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and on further condition that the petitioner shall appear on every date before the jurisdictional Court on and from the date fixed for appearance of the accused and in default the jurisdictional Court will pass appropriate order to secure the presence of the petitioner in Court including cancelling the anticipatory bail granted without further reference to this Court. 7. Prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is allowed. 8. CRM (A)/3182/2026 is disposed of. (Debangsu Basak, J.) DEBABRATA DAS Digitally signed by DEBABRATA DAS Date: 2026.10.07 18:49:17 +05'30'