14.10.2026 DL-7 Court No.37 [Bench ID-265691] (AD) (Rejected) In the High Court at Calcutta Criminal Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Appellate Side C.R.M. (A) 3535 of 2026 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Balurghat Police Station Case No.321 of 2026 dated 21.05.2026 under Sections 316(2)/351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (GR Case No.895 of 2026, pending before the Court of the Learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dakshin Dinajpur at Balurghat). And In the matter of: Soham Chakraborty ….petitioner Mr. Dipanjan Dutt, Advocate Mr. Soumodip Ghosh, Advocate …for the petitioner Mr. Abhijit Singh, Advocate … for the State Mr. Ranjan Chakrabarti, Advocate … for the de facto complainant 1. Petitioner seeks anticipatory bail. 2. Memo of evidence filed in Court be taken on record. 3. Materials in the case diary suggest requirement of investigations. 4. Petitioner took money ostensibly to act in a film. 5. Petitioner did not act in that film. Petitioner did not return the money also. 6. Considering the gravity of the offence, materials in the case diary and the involvement of the petitioner therein, I am not minded to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 7. Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is rejected. 8. C.R.M. (A) 3535 of 2026 is dismissed. (Debangsu Basak, J.) ABHIJIT DAS Digitally signed by ABHIJIT DAS Date: 2026.10.14 16:04:40 +05'30'