Sonatan Ghosh @ Santan Ghosh v. State Of West Bengal

25.01.2023 tkm/ct 28 C.R.M. (DB) 315 of 2023 sl no. 48 In Re : An application for bail under section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Hariharpara P.S case no.156 of 2021 dated 20.4.2021 under sections 302/34 of the IPC and Allowed In Re : Sonatan Ghosh @ Sanatan Ghosh ...... petitioner Mr. S Das Mahapatra Mr. T Gupta Ms. M Sinha ...... for the petitioner Ms. Z N Khan Mr. Ashok Das ...... for the State Petitioner is in custody for ten months. It is submitted coaccuseds are on bail. He prays for bail. Learned lawyer for the State opposes the bail prayer. We have considered the materials on record. Petitioner and co-accuseds conjointly assaulted the victim. Co-accuseds are on bail.

In view of the aforesaid circumstance and the period of detention suffered by the petitioner, we are inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

Accordingly, the petitioner 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 CJM, Murshidabad at Berhampore 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) 315 of 2023 is disposed of. (Ajay Kumar Gupta, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)