Jiten Halder and Anr. v. the State of West Bengal and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: anticipatory bail; Section 482 BNSS; Section 438 CrPC; Section 438(2) CrPC; Section 482(2) BNSS; Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 Sections 329(4), 115(2), 117(2), 118(1), 324(2), 74, 76, 3(5); POCSO Act 2012 Sections 10, 12; Matigara Police Station Case No.374 of 2025; Spl. POCSO Case No.41(6) of 2025; Special Judge POCSO Siliguri; Jiten Halder; Shibratan Biswakarma @ Shib Ratan Biswakarma; Papan Halder; Raj Biswakarma; charge-sheet under BNS only, not POCSO; injury simply in nature; bond Rs.10,000/- with two sureties; meet Investigating Officer once a fortnight; cancellation of anticipatory bail in default; High Court at Calcutta Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri; Bivas Pattanayak; decided 24.11.2025; application allowed.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted to Jiten Halder and Shibratan Biswakarma @ Shib Ratan Biswakarma upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- each with two sureties of like amount each, to the satisfaction of the arresting officer, subject to the conditions under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 corresponding to Section 482(2) of BNSS; to meet the Investigating Officer once in a fortnight until further order and to attend court on the date fixed for appearance; in default, the jurisdictional Court may secure their presence including by cancelling the anticipatory bail without further reference to this Court.