06.10.2026 Serial no. 11 (Anticipatory bail) (Allowed) ( Dd ) In the High Court at Calcutta Criminal Miscellaneous Jurisdictional Appellate Side CRM (A)/3139/2026 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 Ashoknagar Police Station Case No. 263 of 2026 dated 19.04.2026 under Sections 108/ 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 pending before ACJM, Barasat., North 24 Parganas GR No. 1368/2026) -And- In the matter of : SIPU MALLICK ALIAS SIBU MALLICK … … Petitioner Mr. Angshuman Chakraborty, Mr. S.S. Saha, Advocates … … For the Petitioner Mr. Pinaki Bhattacharyya, ld. Sr. Govt. Adv. Mr. P. Karan Singh, Mr. Amartya Mohan , Advocate … …For the State 1. Postmortem report of the victim suggests that the victim committed suicide. 2. As to the nature and extent of involvement of the petitioner with regard to abetment to commit suicide by the victim can be decided at the trial. 3. Materials in the case diary at this stage do not suggest requirement of custodial interrogation of the petitioner. 4. In such circumstances, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 5. 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 2 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 cooperate with the investigations 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. 6. Prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is allowed. 7. CRM (A)/3139/2026 is disposed of. (Debangsu Basak, J.) DEBABRATA DAS Digitally signed by DEBABRATA DAS Date: 2026.10.06 18:38:33 +05'30'