Narendranath Goswami v. State Of West Bengal

18.01.2023 Ct. No. 29 KAUSHIK Allowed C.R.M.(A) 231 of 2023 In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Ratua Police Station Case No. 538 of 2022 dated 02.10.2022 under Sections 498A/325/308/34 of the Indian Penal Code. And In Re : Narendranath Goswami ...... petitioner Mr. Debapratim Guha Mr. Rajiv Lochan Chakraborty Mr. Priyanjit Kundu Ms. Anchita Sarkar ....for the petitioner Mr. Pravash Bhattacharya Mr. Pratick Bose ....for the State The police filed charge-sheet.

The police complaint was lodged 12 years after the marriage.

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

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/-, 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 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.

This application for anticipatory bail is, thus, allowed. (Debangsu Basak, J.) (Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.)