05.03.2026 Court No.28 Item No.40 ssi CRM (A) 544 of 2026 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Suraksha Nagarik Sanhita in connection with Sarsuna Police Station Case No.14 of 2026 dated 22.01.2026 under Sections 115(2)/118(1)/126(2)/3(5)/351 (2)/54 of the BNS 2023. And In the matter of: Samrat Paul. …. Petitioner. Mr. Sabyasachi Mukherjee Mr. Mukesh Khanna Mr. Mrinmay Nandy Ms. Swastika Saha Mr. Ranabeer Halder …for the petitioner Mr. P. K. Dutta, Ld.APP Mr. D. Ghorai ..for the State Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that this is a counter blast against a prior case of torture due to dowry demand started by the sister of the petitioner against her husband the present de facto complainant. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail. He relies on the statements of the witnesses and the injury report which, however, do not show infliction of any grievous injury. Considering the above and the other materials available in the case diary, I do not think that custodial interrogation of the petitioner is required in this case and 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 2 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 co-operate with the investigation and shall not threaten or intimidate the witnesses. The petitioner shall meet the Officer in Charge of the Hirapur Police Station once a fortnight till submission of report in final form. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order be supplied to the parties, if applied for, as early as possible. (Jay Sengupta, J.)