Calcutta High Court
CRM(A)/789/2026 of PRALAY DUTTA @ JHANTU Vs THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL on 7 October 2026
Item No.73 AP HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI CRM ( A ) 789 of 2026
07.10.2026
Court No.07
Item No.73
AP
HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA
CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI
CRM (A) 789 of 2026
In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Samuktala Police Station Case No.248
of dated
14.07.2026 under Sections 3/4 of the West Bengal Gambling and Prize Competition Act read with Sections 318(4)/316(2)/61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita,
and
under
sections
66(d)/66(c) of the Information Act, 2000.
And
In the matter of: Pralay Dutta @ Jhantu
…. Petitioner.
Mr. Sourav Ganguly
Mr. Gopal Roy
Mr. Rishita Chakraborty
Mr. Bibhash Kumar Nandi
…for the Petitioner.
Mr. Janardan Periwal
Mr. Urgen Lama
Mr. Nigam Mittal
…for the State.
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1. The application for anticipatory bail is canvassed on the ground that the FIR is registered under Sections 318(4)/316(2)/61(2) of the BNS, which are mutually exclusive. While it is true that the petitioner is named as a kingpin of an online gambling racket.
2. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
3. In the event of arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.1,00,000/- with two sureties of
Rs.50,000/- each, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Alipurduar and on further condition that the petitioner shall meet the Investigating Officer as and when summoned until completion of the investigation and on further condition that the petitioner shall not leave the jurisdiction of the Samuktala Police Station without prior permission of the Officer-in-Charge of the Samuktala Police Station and shall furnish his current address and contact number to him and on further condition that the petitioner shall surrender his passport, if any, before the Investigating Officer and on further condition that the petitioner shall not intimidate witnesses or tamper with evidence in any manner whatsoever.
4. In the event the petitioner fails to comply with the aforesaid conditions as enshrined hereinabove, the bail of the petitioner shall automatically stand cancelled without any further reference to this Court.
5. The application for anticipatory bail is, thus, disposed of.
(Rajasekhar Mantha, J.)