Prasenjit Saha v. State Of West Bengal

24.01.2024 Serial no. 327 Anticipatory bail [Allowed] Dd CRM (A) 120 of 2024 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Paikar Police Station Case No. 309 of 2023 dated 12.10.2023 under Sections 135(1)(a) and 135(1)(b) of the Electricity Act, 2003.

(Special (Elect.). Case No. 485 / 2023) -AndIn the matter of : Prasenjit Saha ... ... Petitioner Mr. Arghya Kamal Das, Advocate ... ... For the Petitioner Mr. Aniket Mitra, Advocate .. ...For WBSEDCL Petitioner complied with the order dated January 17, 2024 and deposited 50% of the final assessment amount. In such circumstances, 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 as and when called for 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) 120 of 2024 is disposed of.

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