Santosh Gupta v. State of West Bengal and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail (S.482 BNSS 2023) application C.R.M.(A) 3074 of 2025 by Santosh Gupta re Jhalda P.S. Case 130/2020 (IPC Ss.417/376/506): rejected on case diary materials including alleged victim's and witnesses' statements; background of matrimonial-site advertisement by married petitioner, forcible first physical relationship per victim's Magistrate statement; advocates Arunabha Jana (petitioner), Md. Anwar Hossain and Mujibar Ali Naskar (State); single-judge order dated 03/11/2025.
What did the court decide?
Weighing the incriminating materials in the case diary, including the statement of the alleged victim and other witnesses, the court did not consider this a fit case to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. ¶7