Siuty Banu@Siuty Bibi and Anr. v. the State of West Bengal
Case brief
What is this about?
CRM (A) No. 536 of 2026; Calcutta High Court Circuit Bench Jalpaiguri; decided 24.07.2026; Shampa Sarkar, J.; anticipatory bail; pre-arrest bail; Section 438 CrPC 1973; Section 482 B.N.S.S. 2023; Sections 126(2)/118(1)/109/3(5) BNS 2023; Sitalkuchi Police Station Case No. 150 of 2026 dated 02.04.2026; suckling baby aged three months; bond Rs.10,000 with two sureties one local; Arresting Officer; Section 438(2) conditions; cooperation with investigation; no witness intimidation; no leaving Sitalkuchi jurisdiction; petitioner no. 1 Siuty Banu @ Siuty Bibi bail allowed; petitioner no. 2 Beauty Khatun @ Beauty Bibi rejected; nature of injury of victim; partly allowed; advocates Swarup Das (petitioners), Panchali Deb Sikder (Nag), Gabinda Saha, Nigam Mittal (State).
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted to petitioner no. 1 (Siuty Banu @ Siuty Bibi) in the event of arrest on a bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of like amount each (one local), to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer and subject to Section 438(2) CrPC conditions corresponding to Section 482(2) BNSS 2023, with conditions to cooperate with investigation, not intimidate witnesses or tamper with evidence, and not leave Sitalkuchi police station jurisdiction; anticipatory bail prayer of petitioner no. 2 (Beauty Khatun @ Beauty Bibi) rejected; application for anticipatory bail disposed of.