27.07.2026 SL No.21 Court No.11 (gc) (Allowed) CALCUTTA HIGH COURT IN THE CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI CRM (A) 522 of 2026 In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed in connection with Dhupguri Police Station Case No.213 of 2026 dated 06.07.2026 under Sections 117(2)/118(1)/126(2)/303/109/74/3(5) of the BNS, 2023. And In the matter of : Abu Taher & Ors. - Petitioners. Mr. Anirban Banerjee, Mr. Samir Das ….For the Petitioners. Mr. Avrojyoti Das, Ld. APP, Ms. Ruchika Agarwal, Mr. Nigam Mittal … For the State. 1. The petitioners pray for pre-arrest bail in connection with Dhupguri Police Station Case No.213 of 2026 dated 06.07.2026 under Sections 117(2)/118(1)/126(2)/303/109/74/3(5) of the BNS, 2023. 2. Learned Advocate for the State opposes the prayer for pre-arrest bail and produces the case diary. 3. Considered the materials-on-record and the three injury reports prepared by the medical officer of the District Hospital/Super facility Hospital, Jalpaiguri. The nature of injury is simple. This Court is inclined to grant pre-arrest bail, as custodial 2 interrogation of the petitioners will not be necessary in this case.

4. Accordingly, this Court directs that, in the event of arrest, the petitioners shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.20,000/- each, with two sureties of like amount each, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer and 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 B.N.S.S. 2023. The petitioner nos.1,2,3 and 4 shall meet the investigating officer once a week and the petitioner nos.5, 6 and 7 shall cooperate with the investigation. The petitioners shall not leave the jurisdiction of the Dhupguri Police Station. The petitioners shall not intimidate witnesses or tamper with evidence in any manner whatsoever. 5. In default, the jurisdictional court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail without further reference to this court. 6. The application for anticipatory bail is, thus, disposed of. 7. All parties shall act on the server copies of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. (Shampa Sarkar, J.)

27.07.2026 SL No.21 Court No.11 (gc) (Allowed) CALCUTTA HIGH COURT IN THE CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI CRM (A) 522 of 2026 In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed in connection with Dhupguri Police Station Case No.213 of 2026 dated 06.07.2026 under Sections 117(2)/118(1)/126(2)/303/109/74/3(5) of the BNS, 2023. And In the matter of : Abu Taher & Ors. - Petitioners. Mr. Anirban Banerjee, Mr. Samir Das ….For the Petitioners. Mr. Avrojyoti Das, Ld. APP, Ms. Ruchika Agarwal, Mr. Nigam Mittal … For the State. 1. The petitioners pray for pre-arrest bail in connection with Dhupguri Police Station Case No.213 of 2026 dated 06.07.2026 under Sections 117(2)/118(1)/126(2)/303/109/74/3(5) of the BNS, 2023. 2. Learned Advocate for the State opposes the prayer for pre-arrest bail and produces the case diary. 3. Considered the materials-on-record and the three injury reports prepared by the medical officer of the District Hospital/Super facility Hospital, Jalpaiguri. The nature of injury is simple. This Court is inclined to grant pre-arrest bail, as custodial 2 interrogation of the petitioners will not be necessary in this case.

4. Accordingly, this Court directs that, in the event of arrest, the petitioners shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.20,000/- each, with two sureties of like amount each, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer and 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 B.N.S.S. 2023. The petitioner nos.1,2,3 and 4 shall meet the investigating officer once a week and the petitioner nos.5, 6 and 7 shall cooperate with the investigation. The petitioners shall not leave the jurisdiction of the Dhupguri Police Station. The petitioners shall not intimidate witnesses or tamper with evidence in any manner whatsoever. 5. In default, the jurisdictional court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail without further reference to this court. 6. The application for anticipatory bail is, thus, disposed of. 7. All parties shall act on the server copies of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. (Shampa Sarkar, J.)