Noor Islam @ Md. Nur Islam and Anr. v. the State of West Bengal
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail; Section 438 CrPC 1973; Section 482 BNSS 2023; Sections 498A 494 307 IPC; injury report insufficient for Section 307; Section 494 bailable; Section 498A non-bailable; parity with co-accused granted anticipatory bail in CRM (A) 266 of 2025 dated 10.04.2025; delayed cognizance 19.06.2024 after charge-sheet 30.11.2017; Birpara Police Station Case No. 128 of 2016; surrender within four weeks before A.C.J.M. Alipurduar; custodial detention not necessary; CRM (A) 985 of 2025; Tirthankar Ghosh J.; Calcutta High Court Circuit Bench Jalpaiguri; Criminal Miscellaneous Jurisdiction; order dated 08.01.2026.
What did the court decide?
Application disposed of with a direction that if the petitioners surrender before the learned A.C.J.M., Alipurduar within four weeks, their bail prayer be considered in light of parity with the co-accused (already granted anticipatory bail), the submitted charge-sheet, and the non-necessity of custodial detention.