MAHENDRA KUMAR BHURAJI PRAJAPATI v. STATE OF WEST BENGAL
CRM (A)/3360/2026 · 2026-10-07
Debangsu Basak
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07.10.2026 Item No.120 Court No.37 (Bench ID-265691) CHC Allowed In The High Court at Calcutta Criminal Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Appellate Side
C.R.M.(A) 3360 of 2026
In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in connection with Coke Oven Police Station Case No. 123 of 2026 dated 23.07.2026 under Sections 318(4)/316(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending before the Learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Durgapur, District- Paschim Bardhaman.
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In the matter of : Mahendra Kumar Bhuraji Prajapati ...… petitioner
Ms. Baijayanti Roy, Advocate Mr. Rahul Uday Singh, Advocate .…for the petitioner
Mr. Subhendu Sinha Roy, Advocate Mrs. Madhumita Sadhukhan, Advocate .…for the State
Mr. Partha Sarathi Das, Advocate
…for the de facto complainant
1. Memo of Evidence filed in Court be kept with the record.
2. Petitioner seeks anticipatory bail.
3. State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.
4. Disputes between the private parties apparently are civil in nature. Disputes relate to quality of materials sold and deliver.
5. De facto complainant is yet to file any suit for damages.
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6. Considering the nature of the incident and the involvement of the petitioner therein, 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 BNSS and on condition that petitioner shall meet the Investigating Officer once in a month till the conclusion 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.
8. This application for anticipatory bail is, thus, allowed.
9. CRM(A) 3360 of 2026 is disposed of.
(Debangsu Basak, J.)
CHINMOY CHAKRABORTY Digitally signed by CHINMOY CHAKRABORTY Date: 2026.10.08 14:39:48 +05'30'