12.03.2026 Court No.28 Item No.34 ssi CRM (A) 645 of 2026 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita in connection with Kalyani Police Station Case No.817 of 2023 dated 08.12.2023 under Sections 420/406/409/34 of the Indian Penal Code. And In the matter of: Atanu Das …. Petitioner Mr. Dhananjay Banerjee Mr. Pralay Hazra Mr. P. S. Mishra …for the petitioner Mr. Avilash Tripathi Ms. Bagisha Basak …for the de facto Mr. Imran Ali Mr. Santanu Deb Roy ..for the State Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits as follows. The petitioner was not named in the FIR that was lodged by the de facto complainant in 2023. It was only in the charge sheet filed in 2025 that the petitioner’s name transpired. The principal accused in this case being the CEO of the company was granted anticipatory bail by this Court. The petitioner stands on a much better footing. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the de facto complainant opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail. She submits that some money went to the account to the present petitioner. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail. He relies on the statements of witnesses and submits that it is alleged that a sum of Rs. 1,70,000/- went to the account of the present petitioner. However, the petitioner’s name transpired only during investigation. 2 Considering the above, the other materials available in the case diary and the fact that the principal accused was granted anticipatory bail by this Court earlier and that a charge sheet has been submitted, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. In the event of arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of like amount each, one of whom must be local, 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, 2023 and on further conditions that the petitioner shall surrender before the learned jurisdictional Court and pray for bail within four weeks from this date and shall attend the jurisdictional Court regularly. The petitioner shall not threaten or intimidate the witnesses. The application for anticipatory bail is, thus, disposed of. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order be supplied to the parties, if applied for, as early as possible. (Jay Sengupta, J.)