Purnima Bag v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

25.01.2022 Ct. No. 29 KAUSHIK Allowed C.R.M.(A) 225 of 2022 (through Video conference) In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Jamalpur Police Station Case No. 17 of 2021 dated 15.01.2021 under Sections 498A/306 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

And In Re : Purnima Bag ...... petitioner Mr. Santanu Maji ....for the petitioner Ms. Sayanti Santra ....for the State Petitioner seeks anticipatory bail.

Learned advocate appearing for the petitioners submits that, the husband was granted bail by the Jurisdictional Court. Police filed charge-sheet.

Learned advocate appearing for the State submits that, the husband is still in custody and that the father-in-law was granted bail. She draws the attention of the Court to the statement recorded under Section 161 of the Criminal Procedure (Cr.P.C.).

Considering the gravity of the offence and the involvement of the petitioners therein and considering the fact that the police filed charge-sheet, 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/-, 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 condition that the petitioner 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.)