10.03.2026 35 Ct.No.237 Suman (Allowed) IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Criminal Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Appellate Side CRM (M) 521 of 2026 In Re:- An application under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Shasan Police Station Case No.327/2025 dated 09.11.2025 under Sections 103(1)/80(2)/3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and section 3 / 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act under Sections 85/80(2)/316(2)/3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 3 / 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. And In the matter of : Mariyam Bibi and Anr. …. Petitioners. Mr. Angshuman Chakraborty Mr. S. S. Saha ..for the petitioners Mr. Arindam Sen Mr. Rahul Ganguly ..for the State Liberty is granted to the learned advocate-on-record for the petitioners to correct the cause title of the present application. Mr. Arindam Sen, learned advocate appearing on behalf of the State, vehemently opposes the prayer for bail. The petitioner nos. 1 and 2 are the mother-in-law and the sister-in-law of the deceased victim housewife, respectively. They have been in custody since November 10, 2025. Having regard to the fact that only two out of twenty- four prosecution witnesses have been examined so far, and considering the general and omnibus nature of the allegations against the petitioners, as reflected from the case records, this Court is of the view that the petitioners need not be detained in custody any further. This conclusion is further reinforced by the circumstances that petitioner no. 1, the mother-in-law, is aged about sixty years, and petitioner no. 2, the sister-in-law, admittedly resides at a place approximately twenty kilometres away from the matrimonial home of the deceased victim housewife. Accordingly, the prayer for bail is allowed. Accordingly, it is directed that the petitioners, namely Mariyam Bibi and Mst. Tanjila Khatun alias Tanjila Bibi shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of like amount each, one of whom must be a local resident, to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, North 24 Parganas, Barasat. This order is subject to the condition that the petitioners shall appear before the Trial Court on each date of hearing until further orders and shall not, in any manner whatsoever, intimidate witnesses or tamper with evidence. In the event the petitioners fail to appear before the Trial Court without any justifiable cause, the Trial Court 2 shall be at liberty to cancel their bail in accordance with law, without making any further reference to this Court. Accordingly, CRM (M) 521 of 2026 is, thus, disposed of. Let an urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the learned advocates for the parties on the usual undertakings. (Kausik Chanda, J.) 3