Calcutta High CourtCRM (A)/176/2024dismissed as rejected

Astik Das v. State Of West Bengal

2024-01-22Hon'Ble Justice Debangsu Basak,Hon'Ble Justice Md. Shabbar Rashidi1 pages

22.01.2024 Serial no. 10 Anticipatory bail [Rejected] Dd CRM (A) 176 of 2024 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Ranaghat Police Station Case No. 13 of 2022 dated 05.01.2022 under Sections 406/409/420/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

(G.R. Case No. 6503 /2022) -AndIn the matter of : Astik Das ... ...Petitioner Mr. Sourav Chatterjee, Mr. Pravenjit Nag, Mr. Aditya Tiwari, Advocates ... ... For the Petitioner Mr. Anand Keshri, Advocate ... ...For the State Petitioner stands implicated in an incident of extortion of money from the public on the promise of grant of Government job. Case for investigation stands made out in the police compliant.

Materials in the case diary require an investigation as to the role of the petitioner.

Enlarging the petitioner on anticipatory bail will be inimical to such investigation.

In such circumstances, we are unable to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

Prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is rejected. CRM (A) 176 of 2024 is dismissed.

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