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Santosh Kumar Vs the State of West Bengal and Anr. — Anticipatory Bail | Calcutta HC (2026)

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Dismissed¶8

Santosh Kumar v. the State of West Bengal and Anr.

Calcutta HC24 Jul 2026CRM(A)/399/2026

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What is this about?

CRM (A) 399 of 2026 | Calcutta High Court, Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri | anticipatory bail under S. 482 B.N.S.S. 2023 | Santosh Kumar v. State | dismissed as not pressed | Shampa Sarkar, J. | 24.07.2026 | non-merits disposal; no issue decided, limited citation value.

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Outcome

Dismissed

Key takeaways

The anticipatory bail application was dismissed as not pressed because the petitioner did not wish to proceed with the matter.¶8

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Anticipatory bail application under S. 482 of the B.N.S.S. 2023 (CRM (A) 399 of 2026, Santosh Kumar) before the Calcutta High Court, Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri, dismissed as not pressed on 24.07.2026 at the petitioner's own request; no substantive adjudication on bail (Shampa Sarkar, J.).

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24.07.2026 Item No.20 Court No.11 (GB)

Calcutta High Court In the Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri

CRM (A) 399 of 2026

In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under section 482 of the B.N.S.S. 2023.

And ….Petitioner. …for the Petitioner. … for the State.

In the matter of: Santosh Kumar Mr. Bibek Tarafder, Mr. Ferdous Alam Ms. Panchali Deb Sikder (Nag), Sr. Govt. Adv., Mr. Gobinda Ghosh, Ms. Madhushri Dutta

The petitioner does not want to proceed with the matter.

Accordingly, the matter is dismissed as not pressed.

Parties are directed to act on the basis of the server copy of this order.

(Shampa Sarkar, J.)

Statutes considered

1 provisions across 1 enactments

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B.N.S.S. 2023482¶4

Parties & counsel

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petitioner
Santosh Kumar¶6
Mr. Bibek Tarafder, Mr. Ferdous Alam
respondent
The State¶5
Ms. Panchali Deb Sikder (Nag), Mr. Gobinda Ghosh, Ms. Madhushri Dutta

Coram

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Shampa Sarkarauthor¶10

Case details

As recorded by the court registry

Court: Calcutta HC
Decided on: 24 Jul 2026 · July
Registered: 23 Jun 2026
Case no.: CRM(A)/399/2026
CNR: WBCHCJ0025862026
Topic: Anticipatory Bail
Bench: Shampa Sarkar
Disposal: DISMISSED AS NOT PRESSED
Case type: CRM (A)

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Santosh Kumar v. the State of West Bengal and Anr., CRM(A)/399/2026 (CAL), decided on 24 July 2026.

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Statutes1

B.N.S.S. 2023482

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Bench / Coram

Shampa Sarkar

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