Anup Kumar Chatterjee v. State of West Bengal
Anticipatory bail – Section 438 CrPC corresponding to Section 482 BNSS, 2023
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail granted (Jay Sengupta, J., 19.12.2025) to Anup Kumar Chatterjee, CRM (A) 3407 of 2025, in Asansol South PS Case No.321/2025 under Section 306 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023; allegations of taking gold from suppliers/goldsmiths as ex-employee of jeweller; employer's gold-deposit register missing; petitioner cooperated with Investigating Officer; custodial interrogation held unnecessary; bail on bond Rs.10,000/- with two like sureties (one local); fortnightly IO meetings till final report; Sections 438 CrPC and 482 BNSS, 2023.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail in the event of arrest on furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of like amount each (one local), to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer, subject to conditions under Section 438 CrPC / Section 482 BNSS and further conditions to cooperate with the investigation, not to threaten or intimidate witnesses or tamper with evidence, and to meet the Investigating Officer once a fortnight till submission of report in final form; the application was disposed of accordingly.