Sujit Thakur@Sujit Kumar and Anr. v. the State of West Bengal
Anticipatory bail – S.482, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Case brief
What is this about?
Calcutta High Court, Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri (Court No.5), CRM (A) 349 of 2026, decided 16.06.2026 by Shampa Dutt (Paul), J. Application under Section 482 BNSS 2023 for anticipatory bail in Siliguri PS Case No. 657 of 2025 (dt. 30.09.2025) under Sections 126(2)/115(2)/117(2)(4)/118(1)/351(2)/3(5); case and counter case noted; stab injury over victim's right upper chest wall per Government Hospital injury report (diary p.17); prayer for anticipatory bail rejected, application disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Considering the nature of the injury (a stab injury over the right upper chest wall of the victim, per the Government Hospital injury report at page 17 of the case diary) and the materials on record, the court held this was not a fit case to grant anticipatory bail and rejected the prayer. ¶16