Mukesh Kumar Laheri v. State of West Bengal and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Purely procedural order: dismissal for default of an anticipatory bail application under Section 482, BNSS 2023 in C.R.M.(A) 336 of 2026. Petitioner Mukesh Kumar Laheri failed to appear or seek adjournment on 05/05/2026, 06/05/2026 and 11/05/2026; opposing party CESC appeared through Ms. Sreyashee Biswas. Single-author order of Jay Sengupta, J.; no precedents cited, no statutory interpretation, no quantum. Of use only for default-dismissal practice, not for substantive anticipatory-bail law.
What did the court decide?
The anticipatory bail application is dismissed for default, as no one appeared on behalf of the petitioner on successive occasions and no adjournment was prayed for, although the CESC was represented. ¶10