08.10.2026 Serial no. 21 Anticipatory bail [Rejected] Dd In the High Court at Calcutta Criminal Miscellaneous Jurisdictional Appellate Side CRM (A)/3286/2026 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 Englishbazar Police Station Case No. 1043 of 2026 dated 16.06.2026 under Sections 85/117(2)/109(1)/351(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. -And- In the matter of : SARWAN CHOWDHURY @ SARABAR CHOUDHURY … …Petitioner Mr. Kazi M. Rahman, Advocate … … For the Petitioner Mr. Aniruddha Bhattacharyya, Mr. P. Karan Singh, Advocate … …For the State 1. Petitioner is the father in law of the victim. 2. There are neighbours’ statement implicating the petitioner in meting out mental and physical torture as also assault on the victim subsequent to the death of her husband. 3. Grant of anticipatory bail in such circumstances will send a wrong signal to the society and may lead to deterioration in the condition of the victim. It may adversely affect the quality of the investigations. 4. In such circumstances, I am unable to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 5. Prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is rejected. 6. CRM (A)/3286/2026 is dismissed. (Debangsu Basak, J.) DEBABRATA DAS Digitally signed by DEBABRATA DAS Date: 2026.10.09 18:20:40 +05'30'