Prashanto Mandal v. State Of West Bengal

C.R.M. (A) 119 of 2023 11.01.2023 Sl.29 Court No.29 (AD) (Allowed) In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Habibpur Police Station Case No.109 of 2022 dated 08.04.2022 under Sections 341/325/308/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 vide G.R. No.2068 of 2022.

And In the matter of: Prashanto Mandal ....petitioner.

Ms. Sujata Das ...for the petitioner.

Mr. Arijit Ganguly Mr. Avik Ghatak ...for the State.

Petitioner prays for anticipatory bail.

The police filed charge sheet.

The injury report does not suggest that the injured suffered grievous hurt.

Considering the gravity of the offence and the involvement of the petitioner therein, 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 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 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. The prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is allowed. C.R.M. (A) 119 of 2023 is disposed of.

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