08.10.2026. Item No. 23 Court No.7 ap CALCUTTA HIGH COURT IN THE CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI APPELLATE SIDE C.R.M. (A) 714 OF 2026 In the matter of: An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed on 14.09.2026 in connection with Dinhata Police Station Case No. 518 of 2026 dated 15.07.2026 under Sections 341/324/325/326/506/34 of the Indian Penal Code. And In re: Tuhin Hossain @ Dulu & Ors. … Petitioners. Mr. Sudip Guha, Ms. Sayantani Das, Ms. Ankita Nag. …… for the petitioners. Mr. Avrojyoti Das, Ld. APP, Mr. Sanjay Mazoomdar, Mr. Atul Dowg. …. for the State 1. The application for anticipatory bail is canvassed primarily on the ground that the incident occurred in February, 2024 and complaint was filed on 15th July, 2026 and there is no explanation for the delay in filing the complaint. 2. Counsel for the State has placed statements of several witnesses from the case diary. 3. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is of the view that the petitioners are entitled to anticipatory bail subject to the conditions that the petitioners shall continue to cooperate with the 2 investigation and visit the Arresting Officer as and when summoned. 4. It is directed that in the event of arrest, the petitioners shall be released on bail to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Cooch Behar at Dinhata upon furnishing a bond of Rs.5,000/- each with two sureties of Rs.2,500/- each, one of whom must be local, subject to the conditions that after release, the petitioners shall not leave the jurisdiction of Dinhata Police Station without the prior consent of the Officer-in-charge, Dinhata Police Station and shall co-operate in the investigation and report before the Arresting Officer as and when summoned until further orders and on further condition that they shall furnish any changed addresses or contact numbers to the Arresting Officer and surrender their passports, if any. The petitioners shall appear before the jurisdictional Court and pray for regular bail within four weeks from date. 5. This order is subject to the conditions laid down in sub-section (2) of Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure corresponding to Section 482(2) of the BNSS, 2023. 6. In default of compliance of any of the aforesaid condition, the bail of the petitioners shall stand automatically cancelled. 7. Case Diary be returned. 8. C.R.M. (A) 714 of 2026 is allowed and disposed of. 3 9. All parties shall act on the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. (Rajasekhar Mantha, J.)