Sadhan Bagdi v. State Of West Bengal

03.02.2022 Serial no.24 Aloke Ct. No. 29 CRM (A) 512 of 2022 In re : An Application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure filed on 31.01.2022 in connection with Ketugram Police Station Case No. 404 of 2020 dated 19.10.2020 under Sections 363/365/120B of the Indian Penal Code and adding Section 8 of the POCSO Act. -AndIn the matter of : Sadhan Bagdi ... ...Petitioner Mr. Manas Kr. Das, Advocate ... ... For the Petitioner Mr. S.G. Mukherjee, ld. PP Mr. Aniket Mitra, Advocate ... ... For the State Petitioner seeks anticipatory bail.

Learned Advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was falsely implicated.

Learned Advocate appearing for the State draws the attention of the Court to the contents in the case diary. In response to a query of the Court, learned Advocate appearing for the State submits that the victim lady returned after one year four months and stated that she left voluntarily. She refused medical examination.

Considering the contents in the case diary and the conduct of the victim girl, we are inclined to 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 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 will report before the Investigating Officer

once in a month till the conclusion of the investigation and on further condition that the petitioner shall appear before the Court below and pray for regular bail within four weeks from date.

The prayer for anticipatory bail is allowed.

CRM (A) 512 of 2022 is disposed of.

(Debangsu Basak, J.) (Bibhas Ranjan De, J.)