Ayesa Siddika and Ors. v. the State of West Bengal
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: anticipatory bail; Section 482 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023; Section 482(2) bail conditions; Sections 332(b)/118(2)/109(1)/3(5) Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023; C. R. M. (A) 659 of 2025; Nalhati Police Station Case No.74 of 2025; G.R. Case No.367 of 2025; Ayesa Siddika; Md. Rabiuddin Ahamed; Jhuma Begum @ Ummay Habiba; civil dispute and pending civil suit; alleged false implication; assault on de-facto complainant and husband during court-ordered house repairs; blunt injury; CT scan showing no intra-cranial injury; custodial interrogation held unnecessary; bail bond Rs.10,000/- with two sureties; territorial condition barring entry into Nalhati Police Station jurisdiction for three months; regular bail to be sought within four weeks; Bench of Gaurang Kanth, J. and Joymalya Bagchi, J.; decided 04.03.2025.
What did the court decide?
Conditional anticipatory bail granted to all three petitioners (Ayesa Siddika, Md. Rabiuddin Ahamed, Jhuma Begum @ Ummay Habiba): release on arrest upon bond of Rs.10,000/- each with two sureties of like amount each before the arresting officer, subject to Section 482(2) BNSS conditions; further barred from entering Nalhati Police Station jurisdiction for three months or until further orders (whichever is earlier), and required to appear before the jurisdictional court and pray for regular bail within four weeks.