Pintu Thakur And ANR v. State Of West Bengal

25.01.2022 Ct. No. 29 KAUSHIK Allowed C.R.M.(A) 95 of 2022 (through Video conference) In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Pandaveswar Police Station Case No. 131 of 2021 dated 01.10.2021 under Sections 498A/323/354B/34/376/511 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 3/ 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.

And In Re : Pintu Thakur & Anr.

...... petitioners Mr. Avik Ghatak ....for the petitioners Mr. Anwar Hossain Ms. Benazir Hasna ....for the State Petitioners seek anticipatory bail.

Learned advocate appearing for the petitioners submits that, the petitioners are falsely implicated. He draws the attention of the Court to the previous complaint lodged by the father of the petitioner no. 1.

Learned advocate appearing for the State draws the attention of the Court to the statement recorded under Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure (Cr.P.C.) of the de-facto complainant.

Considering the gravity of the offence and the involvement of the petitioners therein and considering the fact that there is a previous complaint lodged with the police by the father of the petitioner no. 1, we grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

Accordingly, we direct that in the event of arrest the petitioners shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- each, 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 petitioners shall meet the Investigating Officer once a fortnight till the conclusion of the investigation and on condition that the petitioners shall appear before the jurisdictional court on every date fixed and pray for regular bail within a period of four weeks from date.

This application for anticipatory bail is, thus, allowed. (Debangsu Basak, J.) (Bibhas Ranjan De, J.)