Md. Zuber Alam @ Zuber Alam v. State Of West Bengal

30.01.2024 Serial no. 29 Anticipatory bail [Allowed] Dd CRM (A) 248 of 2024 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Suri Police Station Case No. 353 of 2023 dated 17.08.2023 under Sections 365/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 read with Sections 25/27/35 Arms Act.

(G.R. Case No. 1057 / 2023 ) -AndIn the matter of : Md. Zuber Alam @ Zuber Alam ... ... Petitioner Mr. Shaharayar Alam, Advocate ... ... For the Petitioner Ms. Zareen N. Khan, Ms. Zonaki Saha, Advocates ... ...For the State Petitioner prays for anticipatory bail on the ground of parity with co-accuseds who were enlarged on anticipatory bail by the order dated January 4, 2024 passed in CRM (A) 4481 of 2023 and January 17, 2024 passed in CRM (A) 116 of 2024. Claim for parity is not being disputed on behalf of the State.

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) 248 of 2024 is disposed of.

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