Janikul Sk @ Janekul Sk v. State of West Bengal and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail rejected; CRM (A) 152 of 2026; Section 482 Bharatiya Suraksha Nagarik Sanhita (BNSS); Bharatpur Police Station Case No. 35 of 2025 dated 12.02.2025; Sections 137(2)/140(3)/64/115(2)/351(2)/127(4) BNS; Section 6 POCSO Act; minor victim aged about 17 years; love affair turned sour; FIR lodged after relationship ended; victim's statement before learned Magistrate admitting acquaintance; intoxicating substance administered; confinement and rape allegation; injury report; no separate statement before CWC; incriminating materials in case diary; not a fit case for anticipatory bail; Janikul Sk @ Janekul Sk; Jay Sengupta, J.; decided 09.03.2026; presence of I.O. noted and dispensed with.
What did the court decide?
Considering the submissions and the other incriminating materials available in the case diary, the court held this is not a fit case for granting anticipatory bail, and accordingly rejected the petitioner's application for anticipatory bail.