AGARTALA, India, March 26 -- Tripura High Court issued the following order/judgement on Feb. 23:

[1] Heard Ms. B. Poddar, learned counsel appearing for the applicants. Also heard Mr. R. Datta, learned P.P. appearing for the State.

[2] That the present application U/S 482 of BNSS has been preferred before this Court seeking the grant of anticipatory bail in favour of Applicant No. 1, Master Boudhayan Kumar Nath, minor aged about 14 years, and Applicant No. 2, Sri Biplab Kumar Nath, aged about 52 years, in connection with FIR No. 2025 NCC 082 dated 09.12.2025, registered at Capital Complex Police Station, West Tripura, for the alleged offences under Sections 305(a), 324(2), 351(1), 117(2), 317(2) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, apprehending arrest.

[3] In a nutshell, the prosecution case as unfolded from the FIR, is that, the complainant Smt. Seba Mukharjee, is the mother of the victim Sharmistha Mukharjee and the accused Sri Biplab Kumar Nath, applicant herein is the husband of the victim and the accused, Sri Boudhayan Kumar Nath, applicant herein is the son of the victim and a juvenile in conflict with law. As per the FIR version, the accused Sri Biplab Kumar Nath (A2) used to instigate his son Sri Boudhayan Kumar Nath (A1) to torture the complainant and the victim and consequent to such instigation, the accused Sri. Boudhayan Kumar Nath had subjected the complainant and the victim to physical & mental torture. It has been contend that the victim had made a GD entry at the NCC PS narrating about the persistent torture being meted out to her by the accused- Sri. Boudhayan Kumar Nath consequent upon instigation of the accused- Sri Biplab Kumar Nath. The accused- Sri. Boudhayan Kumar Nath had also broke open the victim's almirah locker and had stolen away gold ornaments & other valuables and handed over the stolen articles to the accused- Sri. Biplab Kumar Nath.

[4] It has further been alleged that on 09.12.2025 the 1 st accused- Sri Boudhayan Kumar Nath surreptitiously took away the mobile phone of the victim and when she confronted him he turned violent and physically assaulted the victim. It has also been recited in the FIR that the complainant and the victim have been living under constant threat to their lives, safety & security.

[5] On 09.12.2025, the complainant Smt.Seba Mukharjee lodged the FIR with the O/C, NCC P.S against the accused-persons, applicants herein which was, accordingly, registered as NCC P.S. Case No. 2025/NCC/082 dated 09.12.2025 U/Ss 305(a)/324(2)/351(1)/117(2)/317(2)/3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS for short).

[6] Apprehending arrest in connection with the said FIR, the accused persons, applicants herein approached the Court of the learned District and Sessions Judge, West Tripura, by filing Bail Application No. 11 of 2026 seeking anticipatory bail. However, upon final hearing the parties, the learned Additional Sessions Judge, West Tripura, vide order dated 02.02.2026 rejected the prayer for anticipatory bail in respect of the applicants in the following manner:

"................... I have perused the CD including the statements of the complainant & the victim recorded by the IO u/s. 180 of BNSS and on perusal thereof I find incriminating materials against the accused-petitioner.

*Rest of the document can be viewed at: (https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/ecourtindiaHC/cases/display_pdf.php?filename=I1mmm2bl4r4EREhYK63Kv9%2BfPN2V3XmTskmq1PhaId2KwE5XunqUVwuKr%2BuSoEne&caseno=AB/12/2026&cCode=1&cino=TRHC010002472026&state_code=20&appFlag=)

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