08.10.2026 DL-57 & 59 Court No.37 [Bench ID-265691] (AD) (Allowed) In the High Court at Calcutta Criminal Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Appellate Side C.R.M. (A) 3378 of 2026 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023/Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Chanchal Police Station Case No.42 of 2026 dated 15.01.2026 under Sections 126(2)/115(2)/108/49/3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 pending before the Learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chanchal, Malda in PTN Case No.WBML02P0235062026. And In the matter of: Sumi Bii @ Sumi Khatun ….petitioner Mr. Arup Kumar Bhowmick, Advocate …for the petitioner Mr. Kallol Basu, Advocate Ms. Pramita Banerjee, Advocate … for the State with C.R.M. (A) 3380 of 2026 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023/Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Chanchal Police Station Case No.42 of 2026 dated 15.01.2026 under Sections 126(2)/115(2)/108/49/3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 pending before the Learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chanchal, Malda in PTN Case No.WBML02P0235062026. And In the matter of: Ajahar Ali @ Ajahar ….petitioner Mr. Arup Kumar Bhowmick, Advocate …for the petitioner Mr. Ramashis Mukherjee, Advocate Mr. Arijit Bhusan Bagchi, Advocate … for the State 1. Two applications for anticipatory bail are taken up for analogous hearing as they emanate out of the same police case. 2. Memo of evidence in CRM (A) 3380 of 2026 filed in Court 2 be taken on record. 3. Victim apparently committed suicide. 4. There is a statement recorded under Section 183 of the BNSS of the father of the victim by which, the father of the victim implicates the petitioner in CRM (A) 3380 of 2026 in entering into an illicit relationship with the deceased. 5. There is a statement under Section 180 of the BNSS recorded by a neighbor which implicates the petitioner in CRM(A) 3378 of 2026 in hurling abuses to the victim prior to her death. 6. As to whether both the petitioners abetted the commission of the suicide by the victim may be decided at the trial. 7. Considering the nature of the incident and the materials in the case diary, I grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners in both the applications. 8. Accordingly, I direct that in the event of arrest, the petitioners in both the applications shall be released on bail upon furnishing a Bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) each, with two sureties of like amount each, to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer and subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and on condition that the petitioner in CRM (A) 3378 of 2026 will cooperate with the investigation till the conclusion of the investigation and the petitioner in CRM(A) 3380 of 2026 will report before the Investigating Officer once a week till the conclusion of the investigation 3 and on condition that the petitioners in both the applications 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 both the applications in Court including cancelling the anticipatory bail granted without further reference to this Court. 9. The prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners in both the applications is allowed. 10. C.R.M. (A) 3378 of 2026 and C.R.M. (A) 3380 of 2026 are disposed of. (Debangsu Basak, J.) ABHIJIT DAS Digitally signed by ABHIJIT DAS Date: 2026.10.08 19:24:26 +05'30'