08.10.2026 Item No.9 Court No.7 (pk) (Allowed) Calcutta High Court In the Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri CRM (A) 781 of 2026 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under section 482 of the B.N.S.S. 2023, in connection with Tufanganj Police Station Case No.111 of 2026 dated 23.02.2026 under Sections 137(2)/140(3)/49 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. And In the matter of: Mizanur Rahaman and others ….Petitioners. Ms. Suman Sehanabis, Mr. Anirban Pal, Mr. Salok Sah, Ms. Anwesha Chakraborty …for the Petitioners. Mr. Janardan Periwal, Mr. Bijay Bikram Das, Mr. Atul Dong … for the State. Ms. Esha Acharya, Ms. Ipsita Saha … for the de facto complainant. 1. The application for anticipatory bail is canvassed on the ground that the victim and the applicant no. 1 were in a romantic relationship. 2. Learned counsel for the de facto complainant has stated that the families of the victim and the applicant no.1 have agreed to marriage between them upon reaching the age of majority. 3. Learned counsel for the State, however, points out the statement of the victim recorded under Section 164 of the Cr. P. C. in the case diary. 4. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is of the view that the applicants are entitled to anticipatory bail. 1. Accordingly, I direct that in the event of arrest the petitioners/applicants shall be released on bail upon furnishing a 2 bond of Rs.5,000/- each with two sureties of like amount each, one of whom must be local to the satisfaction of the ACJM, Tufanganj, Cooch Behar and subject to the conditions that they shall attend the I.O. as and when summoned and shall not leave the jurisdiction of the concerned Police Station without the prior leave of the O.C. The further condition is that the petitioners shall surrender their passport, if any and provide their present addresses and phone numbers to the concerned I.O. 2. In the event the conditions are violated, the bail will stand automatically cancelled. 3. Copy of the affidavit of the de facto complainant shall be kept with the record and be furnished to the learned counsel for the State. 4. The application for anticipatory bail, being CRM (A) 781 of 2026 is allowed and disposed of. 5. All parties shall act on the server copies of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. (Rajasekhar Mantha, J.)