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2026 DAILYLAW 47517 (CAL)

SEKH MANOYAR @ MANU AND ORS. v. STATE OF WEST BENGAL

/3306/2026 · 2026-10-08

Debangsu Basak

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08.10.2026 Serial no. 23 & 24 Anticipatory Bail [Allowed] Dd In the High Court at Calcutta Criminal Miscellaneous Jurisdictional Appellate Side CRM (A)/3305/2026 In RE: MUNSHI HAYDAR ALI @ MUNSHI HAIDAR ALI AND ORS… …Petitioner CRM (A)/3306/2026 In Re: SEKH MANOYAR @ MANU AND ORS. …..Petitioner 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 PTN No. 1561 of 2026 arising out of Mangalkote Police Station Case No. 251 of 2026 dated 04.07.2026 under Sections 448/427/379/435/384/504/506/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 pending before Ld. CJM, Purba Bardhaman -And- Mr. Sujan Chatterjee, Advocate … … For the Petitioners Mr. Gouranga Kr. Das, APP Mr. Amal Kr. Datta, Mr. Ayan Mitra, Advocates … …For the State 1. Two applications are taken up for analogous consideration as they emanate out of the same first information report. 2. On the basis of the instructions, learned advocate appearing for the State submits that there is no criminal antecedents so far as the petitioners are concerned. 3. There is an issue of false implication as claimed by the petitioners. According to the petitioners, they stand falsely implicated due to their political leaning and due to change in the political regime in the State of West Bengal. 4. Incidents are of 2021 with the first information report being lodged in 2026. 5. Investigations are on going. 2 6. In such circumstance, I deem it appropriate to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 7. 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 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 petitioners shall report before the Investigating Officer once in a month till the conclusion of the investigation and on further condition that 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. 8. Prayers for anticipatory bail of the petitioners in both the applications are allowed. 9. CRM (A)/3305/2026 and CRM (A)/3306/2026 are disposed of. (Debangsu Basak, J.) DEBABRATA DAS Digitally signed by DEBABRATA DAS Date: 2026.10.08 18:17:18 +05'30'