Mampi Paul v. State Of West Bengal

08.01.2024 Item No.42 Ct. No. 29 CHC Allowed C.R.M.(A) 30 of 2024 In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Kalyani Police Station Case No. 820 of 2023 dated 08.12.2023 under Sections 306/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. And In the matter of : Mampi Paul ...... petitioner Mr. Sibaji Kumar Das, Mr. Dipendu Sarkar, Ms. Sabana Khatun ....for the petitioner Mr. Angshuman Chakraborty ....for the State Petitioner prays for anticipatory bail.

Apparently, the husband of the petitioner committed suicide.

The police complaint was lodged 2 and 1⁄2 year after the date of death.

Petitioner claims that she was driven out of the matrimonial home prior to the date of death.

In such circumstance, we grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

Accordingly, we direct that in the event of arrest the petitioner shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only), with two sureties of

like amount each, to the satisfaction of the arresting officer and also be subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and on further condition that the petitioner will cooperate with the investigation and on condition that the petitioner shall appear on every date before the jurisdictional Court on and from the date fixed for appearance of the accused and in default the jurisdictional Court will pass appropriate order to secure the presence of the petitioner in Court including cancelling the anticipatory bail granted without further reference to this Court.

This application for anticipatory bail is, thus, allowed. CRM(A) 30 of 2024 is disposed of.

(Debangsu Basak, J.) (Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.)