Mohan Sardar And ORS v. State Of West Bengal

C.R.M. (A) 372 of 2023 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Haringhata P.S. Case No.309 of 2022 dated 25/08/2022 under Sections 341/323/325/354B/448/376/511/506/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

And In the matter of: Mohan Sardar & Ors.

....petitioners.

Ms. Sananda Bhattacharyya ...for the petitioners.

Mr. S. S. Imam Mr. Arabinda Manna ...for the State.

Petitioners pray for anticipatory bail.

(AD) 30.01.2023 Court No.29 (Allowed) Apparently, there are previous enmity between the petitioners and the de facto complainant and her family members.

Considering the gravity of the offence and the materials in the case diary and the involvement of the petitioners in the incident, we grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Accordingly, we direct that in the event of arrest, the petitioners shall be released on bail upon furnishing a Bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) each, with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer and also 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 nos.1,2.4.5,6 and 7 will report before the Investigating Officer once a fortnight till the conclusion of the investigation and petitioner no.3 will cooperate with the investigation till the conclusion of the investigation and on

condition that the petitioners 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 petitioners in Court including cancelling the anticipatory bail granted without further reference to this Court. The prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners is allowed.

C.R.M. (A) 372 of 2023 is disposed of.

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