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AD-6 Ct No.07 Jalpaiguri 08.10.2026 sp
CALCUTTA HIGH COURT IN THE CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI
CRM (A) 763 of 2026
In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed in connection with Dinhata Police Station Case No. 144 of 2026 dated 16.03.2026 under Sections 108/3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. And In the matter of: Jaya Barman. …. Petitioner.
Mr. Hillol Saha Podder. …for the Petitioner.
Mr. Avrojyoti Das, ld. A.P.P., Ms. Ruchika Agarwala , Mr. Abhilash Mittal.
..for the State.
1. The application for anticipatory bail is canvassed on the ground that the victim was a tenant running a Gas Sub-Dealership next to the Beauty Parlour of the petitioner. The victim committed suicide and the petitioner had some relationship with her.
2. Counsel for the State submits that the Call Data record (CDR) of the victim reveals conversation with the petitioner. The matter needs further investigation.
3. Having regard to the above, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
4. In the event of arrest, the petitioner shall be enlarged on bail upon furnishing a Bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of like amount each, one of whom must be local to the satisfaction of the learned ACJM, Dinhata and also furnish her last known address and
2 contact number as also surrender her passport, if any, to the Officer- in-Charge, Dinhata Police Station. She shall meet the Investigating Officer as and when summoned and shall cooperate in the investigation. She shall not leave the jurisdiction of the Dinhata Police Station without its prior permission.
5. In default of compliance of any of the aforesaid conditions, the bail of the petitioner shall stand automatically cancelled.
6. With the aforesaid directions, CRM (A) 763 of 2026 is allowed and disposed of.
(Rajasekhar Mantha, J.)