Amit Sonkar @ Khargosh @ Rabbit v. State Of West Bengal

19.01.2023 tkm/ct 28 C.R.M. (DB) 236 of 2023 sl no. 39 In Re : An application for bail under section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Kharagpur twon P.S case no. 186 of 2013 dated 13.6.2013 under section 395 of the IPC read with sections 25/27 of the Arms Act Charge sheet filed under section 395/412 of the IPC read with sections 25/27 of the Arms Act and Allowed In Re : Amit Sonkar alias Khargosh alias Rabbit ...... petitioner Ms. A Gupta Mr. G Acharya Ms. P Saha ...... for the petitioner Mr. R D Nandy Mrs. Sonali Das ...... for the State Petitioner is in custody for more than nine years. He submits co-accused has been enlarged on bail on the ground of inordinate delay in trial.

Learned lawyer for the State produces the case diary. We have considered the materials on record. Co-accused has been enlarged on bail. Petitioner stands on the same footing with the co-accused. Accordingly, we are inclined to extend the same privilege to the petitioner also.

Accordingly, the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs. 20,000/- with two sureties of like amount each, one of whom must be local to the satisfaction of the learned CJM, Paschim Medinipur on condition that the petitioner shall appear before the trial court on every date of hearing and shall not intimidate witnesses or tamper with evidence in any manner whatsoever.

In the event he fails to appear before the trial court without justifiable cause, the trial court shall be at liberty to cancel his bail automatically without reference to this court. The application being CRM (DB) 236 of 2023 is disposed of. (Ajay Kumar Gupta, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)