08.10.2026 Item No.3 Court No.7 (pk) (Allowed) Calcutta High Court In the Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri CRM (A) 709 of 2026 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under section 482 of the B.N.S.S. 2023, in connection with Kotwali Police Station Case No.781 of 2026 dated 03.08.2026 under Sections 126(2)/115(2)/118(2)/3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. And In the matter of: Sanjay Barman @ Sanjoy Roy ….Petitioner. Mr. Hillol Saha Podder …for the Petitioner. Mr. Avrojyoti Das, Ld. APP, Mr. Debanjan Das, Mr. Abhilash Mittal … for the State. 1. The application for anticipatory bail is canvassed on the ground that the victim of assault was having snacks outside the local itaric and the applicant and others assaulted him. 2. Learned counsel for the State submits that the injuries are yet to be received and that the investigation is on a primary stage. The applicant/petitioner was not found on three occasions when the Investigating Officer visited his house. 3. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is of the view that the applicant is entitled to anticipatory bail. 1. Accordingly, I direct that in the event of arrest the petitioner/applicant shall be released 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 CJM, Coochbehar and subject to the conditions that he shall attend the I.O. as and when summoned and he shall not leave the jurisdiction of the Kotwali Police Station, 2 Coochbehar without the prior leave of the O.C. The further condition is that the petitioner shall surrender the passport, if any and provide his present address and phone number to the concerned I.O. 2. It is made clear that in the event the applicant/petitioner fails to appear before the I.O. and any of the conditions are violated, the bail will stand automatically cancelled and the applicant shall be taken into custody. 3. The application for anticipatory bail, being CRM (A) 709 of 2026 is allowed and disposed of. 4. All parties shall act on the server copies of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. (Rajasekhar Mantha, J.)