07.10.2026 Serial no. 10 (Anticipatory bail) (Allowed) ( Dd ) In the High Court at Calcutta Criminal Miscellaneous Jurisdictional Appellate Side CRM (A)/3199/2026 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 G.R. Case NO. 2435/2026 arising out of Balagarh Police Station Case FIR No. 417 of 2026 dated 12.07.2026 under Sections 318(4)/ 316(2)/ 338/ 336(3)/ 340(2)/ 329(3)/ 351(2)/ 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023read with Section 25/27 of Arms Act pending before ld. CJM, Chinsurah, Hooghly. -And- In the matter of : SUBRATA MONDAL … … Petitioner Mr. Sarwan Jahan, Mr. Sayantan Hazra, Ms. Shalini Sen, Ms. Sahina Parvin, Mr. Emrul Kayas, Advocate … … For the Petitioner Mr. Sayak Chakraborrti, Ms. Pramita Banerjee, Advocates … …For the State Mr. Bankim Pal, advocate … … for the de facto complainant 1. Petitioner prays for anticipatory bail. 2. Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a journalist by profession. He submits that, no active role stands attributed to the petitioner. 3. Learned advocate for the State submits that prayer for anticipatory bail of the co-accused was rejected by the co- ordinate Bench on September 1, 2026 in CRM (A) 2503 of 2026. 2 4. It appears from the records that there is an issue with regard to an affidavit. There are also issues with regard to documents being fabricated. 5. Active role of the petitioner in the entire gamut of the offences does not transpire at this stage from the materials in the case diary. Petitioner stands on a different footing than that of the person who was denied anticipatory bail by the co-ordinate Bench. 6. In such circumstances, I grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 7. 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 report before the Investigating Officer once in a fortnight till the conclusion of the investigation 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. 8. Prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is allowed. 9. CRM (A)/3199/2026 is disposed of. (Debangsu Basak, J.) DEBABRATA DAS Digitally signed by DEBABRATA DAS Date: 2026.10.07 18:45:31 +05'30' 3