09.10.2026. Item No. 17 Court No.7 ap CALCUTTA HIGH COURT IN THE CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI APPELLATE SIDE C.R.M. (A) 799 OF 2026 In the matter of: An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed on 07.10.2026 in connection with Dhupguri Police Station Case No. 202 of 2026 dated 29.06.2026 under Sections 85/115(2)/109/3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 read with Sections 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. And In re: Ajay Majumdar. … Petitioner. Mr. Sudipto Kumar Mazumder, Ld. DSGI, Mr. Sonab Kar, Ms. Tanusree Baishya. …… for the petitioner Mr. Janardan Periwal, Ms. Ruchika Agarwala, Ms. Rajyashree Ghosh. …. for the State 1. The application for anticipatory bail is canvassed on the ground that complaint under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code an FIR has been filed after institution of the civil suit proceedings for divorce by the petitioner/husband. 2. It appears from the records that charge-sheet has been submitted by the Investigating Officer of the case. 3. Counsel for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner. 4. This Court is of the view that the petitioner may not be required for custodial interrogation therefor and he may be released on the condition that the petitioner shall attend 2 the Trial Court after charge-sheet is put for committal. The petitioner shall be entitled to anticipatory bail. 5. It is directed that in the event of arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jalpaiguri upon furnishing a bond of Rs.20,000/- with two sureties of Rs.10,000/- each, one of whom must be local subject to the conditions that after release, the petitioner shall not leave the jurisdiction of Dhupguri Police Station without the prior consent of the Officer-in-charge, Dhupguri Police Station and shall co- operate in the investigation and report before the Trial Court on each date after charge-sheet is put for committal until further orders and on further condition that he shall furnish any changed address or contact number to the Arresting Officer and surrender his passport, if any. The petitioner shall appear before the jurisdictional Court and pray for regular bail within four weeks from date. 6. This order is subject to the conditions laid down in sub-section (2) of Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure corresponding to Section 482(2) of the BNSS, 2023. 7. In default of compliance of any of the aforesaid condition, the bail of the petitioner shall stand automatically cancelled. 8. Case Diary be returned. 9. C.R.M. (A) 799 of 2026 is allowed and disposed of. 3 10. All parties shall act on the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. (Rajasekhar Mantha, J.)