Aditya@Anand Visal @ Anand Vishal Vs the State of West… — Anticipatory Bail | Calcutta HC (2026)

Aditya@Anand Visal @ Anand Vishal Vs the State of West… — Anticipatory Bail | Calcutta HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Anticipatory bail granted: in the event of arrest, the petitioner to be released on bail on a bond of Rs.20,000/- with two sureties of like amount each, to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer, subject to Section 438(2) CrPC 1973 conditions corresponding to Section 482(2) BNSS 2023, with conditions as to appearance, non-entry into Jaldhaka (except to attend Court), and non-contact with the complainant's wife / no witness intimidation / no evidence tampering; application disposed of.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, Aditya @ Anand Visal @ Anand Vishal, is entitled to anticipatory (pre-arrest) bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Jaldhaka Police Station Case No.50 of 2014 under Sections 363/365/109 IPC.

Court's answer

The Court granted anticipatory bail having considered the statement of the niece recorded under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Ratio / Principle

Anticipatory bail can be granted; in any event, the investigation is complete.

Key takeaways

In the event of arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.20,000/- with two sureties of like amount each, to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer, subject to the conditions under Section 438(2) CrPC 1973 corresponding to Section 482(2) BNSS 2023.ratio¶15
The petitioner shall appear before the jurisdictional court on the dates fixed and shall not enter Jaldhaka except for the purpose of attending Court.ratio¶15

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Anticipatory bail — Section 482, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — application in connection with Jaldhaka Police Station Case No.50 of 2014 dated 28.09.2014 under Sections 363/365/109 IPC — allegation that the petitioner was connected with the disappearance of the complainant's wife, child and niece — wife reunited with her husband after two weeks along with the child and the niece — Court granted anticipatory bail having considered the niece's statement recorded under Section 164 CrPC and noting that the investigation was complete — direction that, in the event of arrest, the petitioner be released on bail on a bond of Rs.20,000/- with two sureties of like amount each, to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer, subject to Section 438(2) CrPC 1973 conditions corresponding to Section 482(2) BNSS 2023 — conditions: appearance before the jurisdictional court on fixed dates; no entry into Jaldhaka except to attend Court; no contact with the complainant's wife, no intimidation of witnesses, no tampering with evidence — on default, the jurisdictional court free to cancel bail without further reference.

20.07.2026 SL No.15 Court No.11 (gc) (Allowed)

CALCUTTA HIGH COURT IN THE CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI

CRM (A) 430 of 2026

In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed in connection with Jaldhaka Police Station Case No.50 of 2014 dated 28.09.2014 under Sections 363/365/109 of the Indian Penal Code.

And

In the matter of : Aditya @ Anand Visal @ Anand Vishal

Petitioner.

Mr. Ujjwal Luksom, Mr. Satrughan Gupta, Mr. Sandipan Das

….For the Petitioner. Mr. Avrojyoti Das, Ld. APP, Mr. Atul Dong

… For the State.

The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Jaldhaka Police Station Case No.50 of 2014 dated September 28, 2014 of the Indian Penal Code. C.R. case was filed by one Sri Sanjay Kumar. The allegation against the petitioner was that, the complainant’s wife used to speak to the petitioner and as such, the petitioner could be connected with the disappearance of the wife, child and the niece. Records reveal that the lady reunited with her husband after two weeks along with the child and the niece.

Having considered the statement of the niece recorded under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, I am of the view

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that, anticipatory bail can be granted. In any event, the investigation is complete.

Accordingly, this Court directs that, in the event of arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.20,000/- with two sureties of like amount each, to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer and subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, corresponding to Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S. 2023. The petitioner shall appear before the jurisdictional court on the dates fixed by the learned Court. The petitioner shall not enter Jaldhaka, except for the purpose of attending Court. He will not contact with the complainant’s wife or intimidate witnesses or tamper with evidence in any manner whatsoever.

In default, the jurisdictional court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail without further reference to this court.

The application for anticipatory bail is, thus, disposed of.

All parties shall act on the server copies of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court.

(Shampa Sarkar, J.)