Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail allowed (C.R.M.(A) 426 of 2026, Jay Sengupta, J., order dated 18/02/2026) under Section 482 BNSS 2023 in Debra P.S. Case No. 226 of 2025 dated 28/3/2025 under Sections 316(2)/316(5)/318(2)/318(4) BNS; finance-company branch manager accused of pocketing investor collections; no investor statement implicating him; custodial interrogation held unnecessary; bail on Rs.10,000 bond with two sureties (one local); conditions: cooperate with investigation, no intimidation of witnesses, meet I.O. fortnightly till final report.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the BNSS, 2023: release on arrest upon a bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of like amount each (one local), to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer, subject to cooperation with the investigation, non-intimidation of witnesses, and meeting the I.O. once a fortnight till submission of the final report.