Palash Deb Singha@Bachchan v. the State of West Bengal and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail; Section 482 BNSS 2023; Section 438 CrPC; Section 438(2) CrPC conditions; Section 482(2) BNSS conditions; BNS 2023 Sections 126(2), 140(3), 351(2), 3(5); POCSO Act Sections 04/17; Haldibari PS Case No. 180 of 2024 dated 11.11.2024; POCSO Case No. 24 of 2024; investigating officer recorded victim's statement showing victim and accused married; reverse social ramifications of curtailment of liberty; bail bond Rs. 20,000 with two sureties of Rs. 10,000 each (one local); Calcutta High Court Circuit Bench Jalpaiguri; Tirthankar Ghosh, J.; Palash Deb Singha @ Bachchan; CRM (A) 998 of 2025; order dated 08.01.2026.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted: in the event of arrest, release on furnishing bond of 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 conditions under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. and/or Section 482(2) BNSS, 2023; CRM (A) 998 of 2025 disposed of.