MD Kalu Sk @ Nurul Sk @ Kayum v. State of West Bengal
Anticipatory bail – Section 482, Bharatiya Suraksha Nagarik Sanhita
Case brief
What is this about?
Third anticipatory bail application under Section 482 BNSS (Bharatiya Suraksha Nagarik Sanhita) in NDPS matter (Kaliachak Police Station Case No. 340 of 2019; Sections 18(c)/21(c)/25/29) dismissed as not maintainable for want of material or substantial change in circumstances; prior rejections in 2019 and 2021 (second with Rs. 10,000/- cost); charge-sheet filing treated as a natural consequence of prosecution, provisions not less than the FIR; Jay Sengupta, J.; order dated 08.04.2026.
What did the court decide?
Filing of a report in final form (charge sheet) is a natural consequence of initiation of a criminal proceeding. ¶9