Sannyasi Bagdi v. State Of West Bengal

17.01.2023.

36.

as (Allowed) C.R.M. (DB) 180 of 2023 In Re:- An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Sonamukhi P. S. Case No.10 of 2022 dated 20.01.2022 under Sections 498A/304B/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

In the matter of : Sannyasi Bagdi.

.... Petitioner.

Mr. Malay Bhattacharyya, Mr. Subhrajyoti Ghosh.

...for the Petitioner.

Mr. Saswata Gopal Mukherji, ld. P.P., Mr. Partha Pratim Das, Ms. Eshita Dutta.

...for the State.

Petitioner is in custody for 361 days. It is contended there is slow progress in the matter. He prays for bail. Learned Advocate for the State opposes the prayer for bail. He submits victim-housewife was tortured and committed suicide within eight months of marriage.

We have considered the materials on record. Bail prayer of the petitioner was rejected on merits earlier. However, there is no progress in the matter.

Keeping in mind the aforesaid fact and the period of detention suffered by the petitioner, we are of the opinion he may be granted bail.

Accordingly, the petitioner viz., Sannyasi Bagdi shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of like amount each, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial

Magistrate, Bishnupur, Bankura subject to condition that he shall appear before the trial court on every date of hearing until further orders and shall not intimidate witnesses or tamper with evidence in any manner whatsoever.

In the event the petitioner fails to appear before the Trial Court without any justifiable cause, the trial Court shall be at liberty to cancel his bail in accordance with law without further reference to this Court.

The application for bail is, thus, disposed of. (Ajay Kumar Gupta,J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)