Mosaraf Hossain v. State of West Bengal
Anticipatory bail – Section 482, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail under Section 482 BNSS 2023 rejected in CRM(A) 630 of 2026 (decided March 11, 2026, Jay Sengupta, J.) concerning Sagardighi P.S. Case No.991 of 2025 under Sections 316(2)/318(2)/318(4)/111(2)(b) BNS 2023; fraudulent scheme promising double returns with no payment; several victims (at least nine complainants); multiple FIRs; co-accused bail by Sessions Court distinguished on facts; obiter on maintainability had West Bengal Protection of Interest of Depositors in Financial Establishments Act, 2013 been invoked; incriminating case diary materials cited as ground for refusal.
What did the court decide?
Considering the incriminating materials available in the case diary and the fact that there are several victims of the offence allegedly committed by the petitioner, the Court did not consider this a fit case for granting anticipatory bail.