Bappa Pal@Pintu Pal v. the State of West Bengal
Case brief
What is this about?
Calcutta High Court, Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri (Tirthankar Ghosh, J.), order dated 05.01.2026 in CRM (A) 958 of 2025: anticipatory bail under Section 482 BNSS, 2023 / Section 438 Cr.P.C. allowed to petitioner Bappa Pal @ Pintu Pal in Dhupguri Police Station Case No. 418 of 2025 dated 23.11.2025 u/s 126(2)/74 BNS, 2023; bail bond Rs. 20,000 with two sureties of Rs. 10,000 each (one local); conditions include weekly meeting with the Investigating Officer and stay outside Dhupguri and Banarhat Police Station jurisdictions (limited entry into Dhupguri PS jurisdiction to attend the IO); petitioner represented by Mr. Sudip Guha, State-respondent by Mr. Sagnik Sankar Sikdar.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail allowed; petitioner, in the event of arrest, to be released on bail on furnishing Rs. 20,000/- with two sureties of Rs. 10,000/- each (one of whom must be local), to the satisfaction of the arresting officer, subject to the conditions under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. and/or Section 482(2) BNSS, 2023; petitioner to meet the Investigating Officer once a week and to stay outside the jurisdiction of Dhupguri and Banarhat Police Stations, with limited entry into Dhupguri Police Station jurisdiction to attend the Investigating Officer.