Sanaj Mondal @ Sahanawaz Mondal @ Ab Sahanawaz @… — Cheating and Forgery | Calcutta HC (2026)

Sanaj Mondal @ Sahanawaz Mondal @ Ab Sahanawaz @… — Cheating and Forgery | Calcutta HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Anticipatory bail granted: on arrest, release on bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of like amount each, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer; conditions — cooperate with investigation, not threaten or intimidate witnesses, meet the Investigating Officer once a week till submission of report in final form.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner should be granted anticipatory bail under Section 482 BNSS, 2023 in connection with Chandaneshwar P.S Case no. 13 of 2026, i.e., whether custodial interrogation of the petitioner is required.

Ratio / Principle

Considering the materials in the case diary and the fact that the two adults were in a relationship for a considerable period of time, custodial interrogation of the petitioner is not required and anticipatory bail ought to be granted.

Key takeaways

The application for anticipatory bail is allowed; in the event of arrest the petitioner is to be released on furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of like amount each (one local), subject to conditions of cooperating with the investigation, not threatening or intimidating witnesses, and meeting the Investigating Officer once a week till submission of the report in final form.ratio¶¶14

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Anticipatory bail — Section 482 BNSS, 2023 — in connection with Chandaneshwar P.S Case no. 13 of 2026 dated 26/01/2026 under Sections 69/318(4)/127(2)/115(2)/351(2)/308(3)/238 BNS, where it was alleged that the petitioner and the victim were in a romantic relationship and the petitioner refused to marry her, the FIR following after the relationship turned sour. De-facto complainant opposed the prayer; the Amicus assisting the State relied on the case diary, witness statements (the victim's statement before the learned Magistrate indicating a relationship of about one year six months) and the medical report. Held (Jay Sengupta, J.): the parties being adults who were in a relationship for a considerable period of time, custodial interrogation of the petitioner was not required; anticipatory bail allowed — bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of like amount each (one local), subject to cooperation with investigation, abstention from threatening or intimidating witnesses, and a weekly meeting with the Investigating Officer till submission of the report in final form.

13/05/2026 D/L – 64 Court No.28 S. Kundu Allowed

C.R.M.(A) 745 of 2026

In Re: An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the BNSS, 2023. In connection with Chandaneshwar P.S case no. 13 of 2026 dated 26/01/2026 under Sections 69/318(4)/127(2)/115(2)/351(2)/308(3)/238 of the BNS. In the matter of: Sanaj Mondal @ Sahanawaz Mondal @ AB Sahanawaz @ Sahanoaj Ali Mondal

...Petitioner.

Mr. Surajit Basu Ms. Jasika Alam Mr. Raju Mandal Mr. Samir Mishra

…for the petitioner. Mr. Raju Mandal Mr. Samir Mishra …for the de-facto complainant. Mr. Somnath Adhikary … Amicus.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits as follows. The allegation is that the petitioner and the alleged victim were in a romantic relationship for more than a year, but the petitioner refused to marry the said victim. The FIR was lodged after the relationship turned sour.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the de-facto complainant strongly opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.

Learned Amicus assisting the State relies on the case diary and opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail. He relies on the statements of witnesses, including those of the alleged victim and the medical report. As per the victim’s statement recorded before the learned Magistrate,

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there was a relationship between the two for about one year and six months.

Considering the above, the other materials available in the case diary and the fact that the two adults were in a relationship for a considerable period of time, I do not think that custodial interrogation of the petitioner is required in this case and I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

In the event of arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- each with two sureties of like amount each, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer and also be subject to further conditions that the petitioner shall cooperate with the investigation and shall not threaten or intimidate the witnesses. The petitioner shall meet the Investigating Officer once a week till submission of report in final form.

Accordingly, the application for anticipatory bail is allowed.

Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties upon compliance with requisite formalities.

(Jay Sengupta, J.)