Sudha Krishna Piri And ORS v. State Of West Bengal

11.01.2023 Ct. No. 29 KAUSHIK REJECTED C.R.M.(A) 103 of 2023 In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Chandipore Police Station Case No. 395 of 2022 dated 04.11.2022 under Sections 304B/498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 3/ 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. And In Re : Sudha Krishna Piri & Ors.

...... petitioners Mr. A. N. Misra ....for the petitioners Mr. S. G. Mukherjee, learned Public Prosecutor Mr. Aniket Mitra ....for the State The neighbours of the victim recording statements under Section 161 of the Code of Criminal Procedure squarely implicates all the petitioners in the incident of torture leading to her committing suicide.

The death occurred within eight months of marriage. The allegations against the petitioners cannot be said to be omnibus and general in nature.

In such circumstances, we are unable to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

Accordingly, prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners is rejected and the application being CRM (A) 103 of 2023 is dismissed.

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