06.10.2026 Item No.67 Court No.37 CHC Allowed In The High Court at Calcutta Criminal Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Appellate Side C.R.M.(A) 3223 of 2026 In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in connection with Joynagar Police Station Case No. 661 of 2026 dated 19.06.2026 under Sections 137(2)/140(3)/64(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 4 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (SPL Case No.179 of 2026) now pending before the Learned Judge Special Court Under POCSO Act, Baruipur, South 24 Parganas.. And In the matter of : XXXXX ...… petitioner Mr. Angshuman Chakraborty, Advocate Mr. S. S. Saha, Advocate .…for the petitioner Mr. Ranjan Chakrabarti, Advocate Mr. Abhijit Singh, Advocate .…for the State Mr. Sauma Subhra Ray, Advocate Mr. S. Alam, Advocate Ms. Neelam Kumari, Advocate ….for the de facto complainant 1. Petitioner seeks anticipatory bail. 2. State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail. 3. State and the de facto complainant are represented. 2 4. Victim apparently is a minor. She recorded her statement under Section 183 of the BNSS where, she claims that, she was abducted by the petitioner and raped. 5. Victim underwent a medico legal examination where, Doctor opined that, there was no external injury mark. 6. Before the Doctor, the victim stated that, she was taken by the petitioner in the evening on June 18, 2026 to a hotel and stayed with the petitioner. 7. The possibility of the victim coming into the contact with members of the public during her so-called abduction, till her entry into the hotel and during her stay at the hotel cannot be ruled out. 8. Given such circumstances, need for custodial interrogation of the petitioner is not felt. 9. In such circumstances, I grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 10. 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 BNSS and on condition that the petitioner shall meet the Investigating Officer once in a fortnight till the conclusion 3 of 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. 11. This application for anticipatory bail is, thus, allowed. 12. CRM(A) 3223 of 2026 is disposed of. (Debangsu Basak, J.) CHINMOY CHAKRABORTY Digitally signed by CHINMOY CHAKRABORTY Date: 2026.10.07 15:02:45 +05'30'