In The High Court at Calcutta Criminal Revisional Jurisdiction Appellate Side Coram:

The Hon’ble Justice Jay Sengupta CRR 2522 of 2025 Harai Sk Vs.

State of West Bengal For the petitioner : Mr. Anindya Ghosh Mr. Pronojit Roy For the State : Mr. Rudradipta Nandi Mr. Koustav Banerjee Heard on : 05.08.2025 Judgment on : 05.08.2025 Jay Sengupta, J.:- This is an application, inter alia, challenging the impugned proceedings being N.G.R. no. 328 of 2025 arising out of Mangalkote P.S GDE No. 918 dated 20.5.2025.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner at the very outset submits that his client would not like to press the prayer for quashing, but instead, would pray for modification of the onerous condition imposed in order directing the petitioner to show-cause as to why he would not be ordered to execute a bond with sureties of any Group – A Government Officer for good behaviour for a period of two years within a period of 15 days. Learned counsel submits that the petitioner is an ordinary citizen and would not be in a position to obtain sureties from such Officer.

Learned counsel appearing for the State submits that prima facie case is made out for directing the petitioner to