08.10.2026 Item No.108 Court No.37 (Bench ID-265691) CHC Allowed In The High Court at Calcutta Criminal Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Appellate Side C.R.M.(A) 3432 of 2026 In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in connection with Raniganj Police Station Case No. 265 of 2026 dated 07.07.2026 under Sections 103(1)/3(5)/333/351(2)/115(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending before the Learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Paschim Bardhaman at Asansole. And In the matter of : Naresh Pashi @ Naresh Pasi @ Naresh Chowdhury & Anr. ...… petitioners Mr. Kunal Ganguly, Advocate Mr. Subhodip Maity, Advocate .…for the petitioners Mr. Krishnendu Bhattacharya, Ld. A.P.P. Ms. Tanusree Kar, Advocate .…for the State 1. Memo of Evidence filed in Court be kept with the record. 2. Petitioners seek anticipatory bail. 3. State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail. 4. Although the petitioners are accused of murder. 5. Post Mortem report suggests that, the victim committed suicide. 6. Materials in the case diary also do not suggest that, the victim was murdered. 2 7. In such circumstances, I grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 8. Accordingly, I direct that in the event of arrest the petitioners 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 BNSS and on condition that petitioner no.1, namely, Naresh Pashi @ Naresh Pasi @ Naresh Chowdhury shall meet the Investigating Officer once in a fortnight till the conclusion of investigation and petitioner no.2, namely, Pinki Pashi @ Pinki Pasi will cooperate with the investigation till the conclusion of 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. 9. This application for anticipatory bail is, thus, allowed. 10. CRM(A) 3432 of 2026 is disposed of. (Debangsu Basak, J.) CHINMOY CHAKRABORTY Digitally signed by CHINMOY CHAKRABORTY Date: 2026.10.08 18:35:57 +05'30' 3