07.10.2026 Serial no. 9 Anticipatory bail [Rejected] Dd In the High Court at Calcutta Criminal Miscellaneous Jurisdictional Appellate Side CRM (A)/3195/2026 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 FIR being Englishbazar Police Station Case No. 115 of 2026 dated 25.01.2026 under Sections 64(1)/ 66 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. (GR Case No. 1377/ 2026) -And- In the matter of : XXX … …Petitioner Mr. Romit Dutta, Advocate (VC) … … For the Petitioner Mr. L. Vishal Kumar, Mr. Sanjib Das, Advocate … …For the State 1. Petitioner prays for anticipatory bail. 2. Petitioner claims that the petitioner and the de facto complainant are married. 3. Victim recorded a statement under Section 183 of BNSS, 2023 where she implicates the petitioner in raping her. She stated that, there was a talk of marriage. She, however, does not state that she is married to the petitioner. 4. Victim was medically examined where the medical examination report states that sexual violence could not be ruled out. 5. Victim was medically examined on the second occasion also where the medical opinion was corroborated. 2 6. Materials in the case diary suggest penetrative sexual assault on the victim. Victim implicates the petitioner in raping her. 7. Considering the gravity of the offence and the involvement of the petitioner therein, I am not minded to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 8. Prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is rejected. 9. CRM (A)/3195/2026 is dismissed. (Debangsu Basak, J.) DEBABRATA DAS Digitally signed by DEBABRATA DAS Date: 2026.10.09 10:48:08 +05'30'