Asraful Alam v. the State of West Bengal
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail rejected; Section 482 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023; Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Sections 126(2), 117(2), 109; Mathabhanga Case No. 362 of 2025; principal accused dealt fatal injury; extremely serious injuries; delay in lodging complaint explained; charge sheet submitted; custodial interrogation not required contention; Calcutta High Court Circuit Bench Jalpaiguri; CRM (A) 423 of 2025; Suvra Ghosh, J.; dated 17.02.2026.
What did the court decide?
The petitioner appears to be the principal accused who dealt the fatal injury on the victim; the injuries are extremely serious in nature, and the delay in lodging the complaint has been explained in the complaint itself. ¶¶16