Kunal Sah and Anr. v. the State of West Bengal
Case brief
What is this about?
Calcutta High Court, Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri, Criminal Miscellaneous Jurisdiction; CRM (A) 921 of 2025; anticipatory bail rejected/dismissed; petitioners Kunal Sah & Anr.; Pradhan Nagar Police Station Case No. 531 of 2025 dated 31.07.2025; Sections 126(2)/117(2)/109/3(5) Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023; Section 438 CrPC; Section 482 BNSS; Section 183 BNSS statement of injured victim; nine stitches; counsel Arnab Sengupta, Diborshi Dhar, Ritu Dey, Nirnoy Dutta, Rajat Singha (petitioners) and Abhijit Sarkar, Biswarup Roy (State); Tirthankar Ghosh, J.; decision date 06.01.2026.
What did the court decide?
Considering the nature of the injuries inflicted and the fact that the petitioners' names transpire in the statement of the injured, the Court held this is not a fit case for granting the relief (anticipatory bail) prayed for by the petitioners.