14.07.2026 In the High Court at CalcuttaSl. No. DL 478 Court No. 35 Criminal Miscellaneous Jurisdiction ALLOWED Asraf, A.R.(Ct.) Case No. CRM (M) 1191 of 2026 In Re : An application for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 corresponding to Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 filed in connection with Swarupnagar Police Station case no.663 of 2024 dated 04.11.2024 under Section 14A(b) of the Foreigners Act, 1946 and Section 12 of the Passports Act, 1967. -AND- In the matter of : SEAKHOR ROY ……Petitioner For the Petitioner : Mr. Kallol Kumar Basu Mr. Md. Jannat Ul Firdous Mr. Rajshekhar Hati Ms. Pramita Banerjee …Advocates For the State : Mr. Amol Kumar Datta …Advocate 1. Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody for one year and eight months. Till date only charges have been framed and witness action has not commenced. 2. Learned advocate appearing on behalf of the State opposes the prayer for bail. 3. I have taken into account nature of the allegations and the prescribed punishment under the Act. Having regard to the fact that the petitioner has already served out custodial Page 2 detention of one year and eight months, I am inclined to release the petitioner on bail. 4. As such, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed.

5. As such, the petitioner, namely, Seakhor Roy shall furnish bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only), with two sureties of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) each, one of whom must be local to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Basirhat. 6. If on bail, the petitioner shall be physically present on each and every date before the learned Trial Court in seisin of the case. The petitioner shall not leave the district of North 24 Parganas without prior permission of the concerned Court. Additionally, prior to his release, the petitioner shall furnish an address where he would be staying to the Officer-in-Charge of the concerned police station and would also meet the Officer-in-Charge of that police station once in a fortnight until further order of this Court. 7. With the above observations, CRM(M) 1191 of 2026 is disposed of. 8. Memo of evidence filed by the State be kept with the record. 9. Case diary be returned to the learned advocate appearing for the State. 10. All parties shall act on the basis of server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. Page 3 11. Urgent photostat certified copies of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties upon compliance of all necessary formalities. ( Tirthankar Ghosh, J. )

14.07.2026 In the High Court at CalcuttaSl. No. DL 478 Court No. 35 Criminal Miscellaneous Jurisdiction ALLOWED Asraf, A.R.(Ct.) Case No. CRM (M) 1191 of 2026 In Re : An application for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 corresponding to Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 filed in connection with Swarupnagar Police Station case no.663 of 2024 dated 04.11.2024 under Section 14A(b) of the Foreigners Act, 1946 and Section 12 of the Passports Act, 1967. -AND- In the matter of : SEAKHOR ROY ……Petitioner For the Petitioner : Mr. Kallol Kumar Basu Mr. Md. Jannat Ul Firdous Mr. Rajshekhar Hati Ms. Pramita Banerjee …Advocates For the State : Mr. Amol Kumar Datta …Advocate 1. Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody for one year and eight months. Till date only charges have been framed and witness action has not commenced. 2. Learned advocate appearing on behalf of the State opposes the prayer for bail. 3. I have taken into account nature of the allegations and the prescribed punishment under the Act. Having regard to the fact that the petitioner has already served out custodial Page 2 detention of one year and eight months, I am inclined to release the petitioner on bail. 4. As such, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed.

5. As such, the petitioner, namely, Seakhor Roy shall furnish bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only), with two sureties of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) each, one of whom must be local to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Basirhat. 6. If on bail, the petitioner shall be physically present on each and every date before the learned Trial Court in seisin of the case. The petitioner shall not leave the district of North 24 Parganas without prior permission of the concerned Court. Additionally, prior to his release, the petitioner shall furnish an address where he would be staying to the Officer-in-Charge of the concerned police station and would also meet the Officer-in-Charge of that police station once in a fortnight until further order of this Court. 7. With the above observations, CRM(M) 1191 of 2026 is disposed of. 8. Memo of evidence filed by the State be kept with the record. 9. Case diary be returned to the learned advocate appearing for the State. 10. All parties shall act on the basis of server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. Page 3 11. Urgent photostat certified copies of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties upon compliance of all necessary formalities. ( Tirthankar Ghosh, J. )