07.10.2026 Item No.26 Court No.37 (Bench ID-265691) CHC Allowed In The High Court at Calcutta Criminal Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Appellate Side C.R.M.(A) 3254 of 2026 In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in connection with Shyampur Police Station Case No. 670 of 2025 dated 10.12.2025 under Sections 137(2)/140(3)/62(2)/61(2)/3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023, and 6/7 of POCSO Act, pending before the Learned Additional District & Sessions Judge, 1st Court, Uluberia, District- Howrah. And In the matter of : Kaji Sohel Ahammed ...… petitioner Mr. Tauhid Khan, Advocate Mr. Atanu Haldar, Advocate .…for the petitioner Mr. Ranjan Chakrabarti, Advocate Mr. Abhijit Singh, Advocate .…for the State 1. Memo of Evidence filed in Court be kept with the record. 2. Petitioner seeks anticipatory bail. 3. State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail. 4. Police filed charge-sheet. 5. Victim is a minor. She recorded her statement under Section 183 of the BNSS, where she said that, the principal accused took her to the house of sister of the principal accused and kept her there. 6. Learned advocate appearing for the State submits that, the victim became pregnant. 2 7. Two persons were granted anticipatory bail by the jurisdictional Court. 8. Petitioner before this Court is the brother-in-law of the principal accused. 9. Considering the fact that police filed charge-sheet and considering the materials in the case diary, I deem it appropriate to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 10. Accordingly, I direct that in the event of arrest the petitioner will be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/-, 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 BNSS, 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. 11. This application for anticipatory bail is, thus, allowed. 12. CRM(A) 3254 of 2026 is disposed of. (Debangsu Basak, J.) CHINMOY CHAKRABORTY Digitally signed by CHINMOY CHAKRABORTY Date: 2026.10.07 18:59:06 +05'30' 3