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2026 DAILYLAW 46727 (CAL)

RAKESH KUMAR AND ORS. v. STATE OF WEST BENGAL

CRM (A)/3240/2026 · 2026-10-07

Debangsu Basak

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07.10.2026 21 Ct. No. 37 S.D. Allowed C.R.M.(A) 3240 of 2026 In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Arsha Police Station Case No. 29 of 2026 dated 14.05.2026 under Sections 329(4)/117(2)/118(2)/324(4)/352/3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 pending before the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate at Purulia. And In Re : Rakesh Kumar & Ors. ...… petitioners Mr. Pawan Kumar Gupta Mr. Sougata Mitra Ms. Sofia Nesar Mr. Santanu Sett Mr. Nikhil Gupta Ms. Soma Chakraborty Mr. Subhadeep Maitra …for the petitioners Mr. Rajdeep Biswas Mr. Ravi Ranjan Kumar …for the State In an incident of assault, victim suffered trauma over head. Injuries were not classified as grievous hurt. Considering the nature of the incident and the involvement of the petitioners therein, I grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Accordingly, I direct that in the event of arrest, the petitioners shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- each, 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 482 (2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023. The petitioners will report before the Investigation Officer 2 once a month till the conclusion of the investigation. The petitioners 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 petitioners in Court including cancelling the anticipatory bail granted without further reference to this Court. This application for anticipatory bail is, thus, allowed. Memorandum of evidence filed in Court be kept on record. (Debangsu Basak, J.) SUROJIT DAS Digitally signed by SUROJIT DAS Date: 2026.10.07 17:22:45 +05'30'