Calcutta High Court
CRM (A)/3542/2026 of MOULINDU BANERJEE AND ORS. Vs STATE OF WEST BENGAL on 14 October 2026
DL-9 Court No.37 [Bench ID-265691] (AD) (Rejected) In the High Court at Calcutta Criminal Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Appellate Side C.R.M. ( A ) 3542 of 2026 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 corresponding to Section
14.10.2026
DL-9
Court No.37
[Bench ID-265691]
(AD)
(Rejected)
In the High Court at Calcutta
Criminal Miscellaneous Jurisdiction
Appellate Side
C.R.M. (A) 3542 of 2026
In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482
of
the
Bharatiya
Nagarik
Suraksha
Sanhita, corresponding to Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 in connection with Uluberia Police Station Case No.569 of 2025 dated 20.11.2025 corresponding to GR
Case No.3184 of 2025 under Sections 316(2) /316(5) /318(4)
/319(2)/335/338/336(3)/340(1)/340(2)/61 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 pending before the Learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate at Uluberia, Howrah.
And
In the matter of: Moulindu Banerjee & Ors.
….petitioners
Mr. Sabyasachi Banerjee, Ld. Sr. Advocate Mr. Ayan Bhattacharya, Ld. Sr. Advocate Mr. Subhendu Bhattacharjee, Advocate Ms. Dipasree Chanda, Advocate Ms. Shreyeta Mitra, Advocate Ms. Sudipa Gupta, Advocate
…for the petitioners
Mr. Krishnendu Bhattacharya, Ld. APP
Ms. Tanusree Kar, Advocate
… for the State
1. Petitioners seek anticipatory bail.
2. Materials in the case diary suggest that the petitioners received money from a foreign organization in order to undertake some projects in India.
3. Materials in the case diary suggest that the money was misappropriated.
4. Enlarging any of the petitioners on anticipatory bail is likely to affect the quality of the investigations.
5. Huge quantity of money is involved.
6. The project which forms the subject matter of the police complaint involves the fate of the public in general
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particularly the economically weaker section. They apparently were also left in the lurch.
7. In such conspectus, I am not minded to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.
8. Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners is rejected.
9. C.R.M. (A) 3542 of 2026 is dismissed.
(Debangsu Basak, J.)
ABHIJIT DAS Digitally signed by ABHIJIT DAS Date: 2026.10.14 16:17:58 +05'30'
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