07.10.2026 DL-57 Court No.37 [Bench ID-265691] (AD) (Rejected) In the High Court at Calcutta Criminal Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Appellate Side C.R.M. (A) 3289 of 2026 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Chandipur Police Station Case No.103 of 2026 dated 13.04.2026 under Sections 115(2)/3(5)/303(3)/329(3)/351(2)/74/75 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 8 of POCSO Act, 2012 in PTN 742/26 arising out of S.C. 134/26 and after filing the Charge Sheet No.152 of 2026 dated 09.06.2026 under Sections 115(2)/329(3)/351(2)/74/75/3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 8 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 presently pending before the Learned Exclusive POCSO Court, Tamluk, District- Purba Medinipur. And In the matter of: Surajit Roy ….petitioner Mr. Samiran Mandal, Advocate Mr. Nitish Samanta, Advocate Ms. Agniva Mandal, Advocate Ms. Shrayashee Mitra, Advocate …for the petitioner Mr. Paramanand Sharma, Ld. APP Mr. Suman Agarwal, Advocate Mr. Arijit Bhusan Bagchi, Advocate … for the State 1. Memo of evidence filed in Court be taken on record. 2. Petitioner seeks anticipatory bail. 3. Learned Advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that, there is a title suit pending between the private parties. The petitioner was falsely implicated in the instant case. 4. Learned Advocate appearing for the State draws the attention of the Court to the statement of the victim recorded under Section 183 of the BNSS as also statements of eye-witnesses. 2 5. Apparently, there was an incident of assault. The victim is a minor and was physically assaulted. She recorded her statement under Section 183 of the BNSS where she implicates the petitioner in that incident of assault and outraging her modesty. 6. Injury report of the victim classifies injuries suffered by her as ‘simple’. 7. There are statements of eye-witnesses recorded under Section 180 of the BNSS which corroborate the statement of the victim with regard to assault as also outraging of her modesty. 8. Police filed charge sheet accusing the petitioner both under the provisions of the BNSS as also POCSO Act. 9. In view of the materials in the case diary corroborating the version of the victim with regard to her outraging of modesty, I am unable to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 10. Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is rejected. 11. C.R.M. (A) 3289 of 2026 is dismissed. (Debangsu Basak, J.) ABHIJIT DAS Digitally signed by ABHIJIT DAS Date: 2026.10.08 11:48:11 +05'30'