08.10.2026 Serial no. 17 (Anticipatory bail) (Allowed) ( Dd ) In the High Court at Calcutta Criminal Miscellaneous Jurisdictional Appellate Side CRM (A)/3281/2026 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 Ghatal Police Station Case No. 237 of 2026 dated 28.06.2026 under Sections 85/80(2)/108 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 & Section 3 of D. P. Act corresponding to GR Case No. 784 of 2026 pending before ld. ACJM, Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur -And- In the matter of : REKHA MONDAL … … Petitioner Mr. Sarbananda Sanyal, Advocate … … For the Petitioner Mr. L. Vishal Kumar, Mr. Sanjib Das , Advocates … …For the State 1. Petitioner is the mother-in-law of the victim. Victim committed suicide. There are statements of the relatives of the petitioner who are also the neighbours recorded statements under Section 180 of the BNSS, 2023. 2. It transpires from such statements that the petitioner withdrew from the society of the victim and was refusing to take food from the victim. Apparently, an incident of altercation occurred prior to the victim committing suicide. The incident is described to be between the husband of the victim and the victim. The incident however centred around the petitioner. 2 3. The husband of the victim was granted bail by the jurisdictional Court. Two other co-accused obtained anticipatory bail from the High Court. 4. Considering the materials in the case diary, the gravity of the offence and involvement of the petitioner therein and considering the fact that the petitioner is a lady, I am 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 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 cooperate with the investigations till completion of investigation 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)/3281/2026 is disposed of. (Debangsu Basak, J.) DEBABRATA DAS Digitally signed by DEBABRATA DAS Date: 2026.10.08 18:20:47 +05'30'