Sabera Khatun Mondal @ Sabera Bibi and Anr. v. the State of West Bengal
Case brief
What is this about?
CRM(A) 269 of 2026, decided February 9, 2026 (Jay Sengupta, J.): anticipatory bail under Section 482 BNSS, 2023 in Haringhata P.S. Case No.819 of 2025 under Sections 85/103(1)/3(5) BNS, 2023; suicide within eight months of marriage; mother-in-law's application rejected; petitioner No.2, unmarried college-student sister-in-law (Sabnur Khatun), granted anticipatory bail on bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of like amount (one local), subject to S. 438(2) CrPC, 1973 / S. 482(2) BNSS, 2023 conditions, cooperation with investigation and non-intimidation of witnesses. Advocates: Shibaji Kumar Das and Maitrayee Das for petitioners; Saibal Bapuli, ld. APP and Arani Bhattacharyya for the State.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted to petitioner No.2 (Sabnur Khatun) on the stated terms; application of petitioner No.1 (Sabera Khatun Mondal @ Sabera Bibi) rejected; application disposed of.