Rashel Mia @ Rasel Sarkar v. State of West Bengal
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail rejected; Rashel Mia @ Rasel Sarkar; Section 482 BNSS; Tapan Police Station Case No. 55 of 2025 dated 27.01.2025; Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 Sections 126(2), 115(2), 117(2), 118(2), 109, 3(5); grievous hurt to minor; five stitches; bamboo stick assault; Section 180 BNSS eyewitness statements; interim protection for Class XII examinations; Debangsu Basak J.; Smita Das De J.; decided 21.03.2025.
What did the court decide?
Considering the grievous nature of the incident — a minor suffered grievous hurt, receiving five stitches after being assaulted with a bamboo stick — and the petitioner's deliberate engagement in the assault, the Bench was not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. ¶18