Chanchal Kumar Khanra v. State of West Bengal
Case brief
What is this about?
Regular bail under S.439 CrPC / S.483 BNSS allowed by the High Court at Calcutta (Tirthankar Ghosh, J.) in C.R.M (M) 1467 of 2026, Chanchal Kumar Khanra v. The State of West Bengal, arising from Tamluk Police Station Case No. 326 of 2026 dated 20.05.2026 (G.R. Case No. 1449/2026) under Sections 308(2), 303(2), 108, 351(2) and 3(5) of the BNS, 2023; bail granted without entering into merits in view of custody of over fifty days, incident of November 2025 and continuing investigation; bond Rs. 20,000 with two sureties of Rs. 10,000 each (one local) to the satisfaction of CJM, Tamluk; conditions include appearance before the Trial Court on each date, weekly meeting with the Investigating Officer, and liberty to the CJM to cancel bail for violation or alleged exertion of influence.
What did the court decide?
Bail granted: release upon bond of Rs. 20,000/- with two sureties of Rs. 10,000/- each (one of whom must be local) to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Tamluk; petitioner to be physically present before the learned Trial Court on each and every date and to meet the Investigating Officer once a week till waived by the learned CJM, Tamluk; CJM, Tamluk at liberty to cancel the bail for violation of conditions or accusations of exerting influence.