08.10.2026 DL-3 Court No.37 [Bench ID-265691] (AD) (Allowed) In the High Court at Calcutta Criminal Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Appellate Side C.R.M. (A) 3233 of 2026 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 corresponding to Section 438 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 in connection with Salboni Police Station Case No.163 of 2026 dated 25.06.2026 under Sections 318(4)/316(2)/351(2)/3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, presently pending before the Learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Paschim Medinipur. (G.R. Case No.1973 of 2026) And In the matter of: Abdul Kasem Khan ….petitioner Mr. Kalyan Bandopadhyay, Ld. Sr. Advocate Mr. Sirsanya Bandopadhyay, Advocate Mr. Rahul Kumar Singh, Advocate Mr. Md. Danish Farooqui, Advocate Ms. Sneha Sarkar, Advocate …for the petitioner Mr. Kallol Mondal, Ld. PP Mr. Sayak Chakraborty, Advocate Mr. Anamitra Banerjee, Advocate Mr. Pritam Ray, Advocate … for the State 1. Memo of evidence filed in Court be taken on record. 2. Petitioner seeks anticipatory bail. 3. Learned Senior Advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that, with the change in the political regime, the petitioner was falsely implicated in the instant case. He submits that, the allegations of alleged cheating relates to an incident of 2017. The First Information Report was lodged in 2026. 4. In response to a query of the Court, learned Advocate appearing for the State submits that, as on date, the State is not in a position to specify if there is any other criminal antecedents so far as the petitioner is concerned or not. 2 5. Issue of false implication of the petitioner due to his political leanings exists. 6. No record of criminal antecedents of the petitioner is placed in Court. 7. The incident spoken of in the FIR is of 2017. 8. In such circumstances, I grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 9. 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 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and on condition that the petitioner will report before the Investigating Officer once a month till the conclusion of the investigation and on 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. 10. The prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is allowed. 11. C.R.M. (A) 3233 of 2026 is disposed of. (Debangsu Basak, J.) ABHIJIT DAS Digitally signed by ABHIJIT DAS Date: 2026.10.08 19:28:10 +05'30'