Amir Hossain v. the State of West Bengal
Case brief
What is this about?
Calcutta High Court, Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri (Shampa Sarkar, J.), decision dated 22.07.2026 in CRM (A) 520 of 2026: second anticipatory bail application under Section 482 BNSS, 2023 by Amir Hossain in connection with Kuchlibari Police Station Case No.102 of 2025 (Sections 115(2)/118(1)/118(2)/109/3(5) BNS, 2023) dismissed; court found no changed circumstance, noting the charge-sheet showed the petitioner had been absconding.
What did the court decide?
There is no changed circumstance entitling the petitioner to pray for pre-arrest bail for the second time; the submission of the charge-sheet showing that the petitioner has been absconding cannot be treated as such a changed circumstance. ¶10