08.10.2026 Serial no. 70 (Anticipatory bail) (Allowed) ( Dd ) In the High Court at Calcutta Criminal Miscellaneous Jurisdictional Appellate Side CRM (A)/3392/2026 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 GRE Case No. 1098 of 2024 arising out of Patashpur Police Station Case No. 0509 of 2024 dated 6th October, 2024 under Sections 103(2)/117(4)/3(5)/332(a)/74 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 pending before ld. ACJM, Contai, Purba Medinipur. -And- In the matter of : NARU GOPAL BARMAN … … Petitioner Mr. Sourav Mandal, Mr. Arya Bhattacharyya, Mr. Zianat Kamal, Mr. Arijit Bhanja, Advocates … … For the Petitioner Mr. Krishnendu Bhattacharya, APP Mr. Pritikar Bagchi, Advocate … …For the State 1. Police filed charge sheet. 2. Petitioner stands accused with murder. In addition to the petitioner who is accused with murder, there are 22 other persons who are accused in the charge sheet. Petitioner was not named in the first information report. 3. Since, the investigations are complete, I do not find it necessary to place the petitioner in custody. 4. In such circumstances, I grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 5. Accordingly, I direct that in the event of arrest the petitioner shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of 2 Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only), 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 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. 6. Prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is allowed. 7. CRM (A)/3392/2026 is disposed of. (Debangsu Basak, J.) DEBABRATA DAS Digitally signed by DEBABRATA DAS Date: 2026.10.08 18:31:36 +05'30'