07.10.2026 DL-61 Court No.37 [Bench ID-265691] (AD) (Rejected) In the High Court at Calcutta Criminal Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Appellate Side C.R.M. (A) 3294 of 2026 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Balurghat Police Station Case No.488 of 2026 dated 13.07.2026 vide GR Case No.1298 of 2026 under Sections 3(5)/80(2)/85 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, presently pending before the Learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur. And In the matter of: Archana Debnath & Anr. ….petitioners Mr. Amit Ranjan Pati, Advocate Mr. Ashok Halder, Advocate …for the petitioners Mr. Ramasish Mukherjee, Advocate Mr. Anurag Sardar, Advocate … for the State 1. Petitioners seek anticipatory bail. 2. Parents-in-law of the deceased are before Court seeking anticipatory bail. 3. Husband of the deceased is in custody. 4. Police are yet to submit charge sheet. 5. Victim died at the matrimonial home. 6. There are statements recorded under Section 180 of the BNSS of the neighbours of the victim implicating the petitioners in torture of the victim. 7. According to such neighbours, the petitioners also demanded dowry from the victim. 8. In view of such materials in the case diary, I am not minded to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 9. Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the 2 petitioners is rejected. 10. C.R.M. (A) 3294 of 2026 is dismissed. (Debangsu Basak, J.) ABHIJIT DAS Digitally signed by ABHIJIT DAS Date: 2026.10.08 11:47:34 +05'30'