Pijush Sarkar v. State Of West Bengal

16.01.2024 Serial no. 05 Anticipatory bail [Allowed] Dd CRM (A) 96 of 2024 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Hili Police Station Case No. 213 of 2023 dated 2.11.2023 under Sections 379/411 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

(G.R. Case No. 2194 / 2023) -AndIn the matter of : Pijush Sarkar ... ... Petitioner Mr. Biswajit Manna, Advocate ... ... For the Petitioner Mr. Debasish Roy, PP Mr. Rudradipta Nandy,APP Mr. Goutam Wilson, Advocates ... ...For the State Petitioner claims that the money seized from the two co-accuseds belongs to him. Petitioner claims that the petitioner is an exporter of onion and that such money was sent through co-accuseds to be paid to the supplier.

State is represented.

Since the petitioner acknowledges that the money seized belongs to him, 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 shall report before the Investigating Officer once in a fortnight till the conclusion of the investigation 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 2024 is disposed of.

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