Panjak Mandal v. State Of West Bengal

10.01.2023 Serial no. 36 [Dd] (Anticipatory bail) Allowed) CRM (A) 96 of 2023 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Bhutni Police Station Case No. 205 of 2022 dated 07.10.2022 under Sections 498A/325/308/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of D.P. Act.

-AndIn the matter of : Pankaj Mandal ... ... Petitioner Mr. Arup Kr. Bhowmick, Advocate ... ... For the Petitioner Mr. Saswata Gopal Mukherji, ld. PP Mr. Partha Pratim Das, Ms. Eshita Dutta, Advocates ... ...For the State The police complaint was lodged 10 years after marriage.

All other co-accuseds are on anticipatory bail. Police filed charge sheet.

Considering the gravity of the offence and the involvement of the petitioner therein, we are inclined to 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 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. Prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is allowed. CRM (A) 96 of 2023 is disposed of.

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