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09.10.2026 Item No.31 Court No.37 (Bench ID-265691) CHC Allowed In The High Court at Calcutta Criminal Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Appellate Side
C.R.M.(A) 3442 of 2026
In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in connection with Hirapur Police Station Case No. 56 of 2026 dated 12.03.2026 under Sections 105/3(5) of the BNS, 2023, pending before the Learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Asansol. And
In the matter of : Harjindar Singh & Anr. ...… petitioners
Mr. Swapan Banerjee, Advocate Mr. Kunal Ganguly, Advocate Mr. Kaustav Banerjee, Advocate .…for the petitioners
Ms. Piyali Chatterjee, Advocate Ms. Shalu Gupta, Advocate Ms. Kritika Jain, Advocate .…for the State
1. Memo of Evidence filed in Court be kept with the record.
2. Petitioners seek anticipatory bail.
3. State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.
4. Police filed charge-sheet.
5. Apparently, petitioner no.1 requires to undergo dialysis. Petitioner no.2 is a lady.
6. In such circumstances, considering the medical condition of the petitioner no.1 and considering the fact that, petitioner no.2 is a lady and considering the fact that, police filed charge-sheet, I do not deem it appropriate to
2 place the petitioners in custody. Consequently, I grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.
7. Accordingly, I direct that in the event of arrest the petitioners shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- each, with two sureties of like amount each, to the satisfaction of the arresting officer and also be subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 corresponding to Section 482(2) of the BNSS, and on further condition that the petitioners shall appear on every date before the jurisdictional court on and from the date fixed for appearance of the accused and in default the jurisdictional court will pass appropriate order to secure the presence of the petitioners in court including cancelling the anticipatory bail granted without further reference to this Court.
8. This application for anticipatory bail is, thus, allowed.
9. CRM(A) 3442 of 2026 is disposed of.
(Debangsu Basak, J.)
CHINMOY CHAKRABORTY Digitally signed by CHINMOY CHAKRABORTY Date: 2026.10.09 18:45:09 +05'30'