Alka Barman @ Aloka Roy v. the State of West Bengal
Case brief
What is this about?
Alka Barman @ Aloka Roy; anticipatory bail allowed under Section 482 BNSS 2023 / Section 438 CrPC 1973; Haldibari Police Station Case No. 151 of 2025 dated 25.08.2025; charges of abetment under Sections 85/108/3(5) Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023; petitioner allegedly second wife; victim committed suicide after 25 years of marriage; custodial detention held not warranted; bond Rs.20,000/- with two sureties of Rs.10,000/- each (one local); conditions per Section 438(2) CrPC / Section 482(2) BNSS; availability to Investigating Officer; investigation in progress; Tirthankar Ghosh, J.; High Court at Calcutta Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri; decided 05.01.2026.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted: on arrest, release on furnishing a bond of Rs.20,000/- with two sureties of Rs.10,000/- each, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the Investigating Officer, subject to Section 438(2) CrPC 1973 / Section 482(2) BNSS 2023 conditions; petitioner to remain available to the Investigating Officer; application CRM(A) 864 of 2025 disposed of.