Tota Khanra And ANR. v. State Of West Bengal

20.05.2021 tkm/ct 28 C.R.M. 1095 of 2021 sl no. 9 (via video conference) In Re : An application for anticipatory bail under section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Kolaghat P.S case no.388 of 2020 dated 29.11.2020 under sections 498A/304B/34 of the Indian Penal Code And Allowed In Re : Tota Khanra & Anr.

...... petitioners Mr. Suman De ...... for the petitioners Mr. S G Mukherjee, ld PP Mr. Aniket Mitra ...... for the State It is submitted on behalf of the petitioners that they are the mother in law and sister in law of the victim and they have been falsely implicated in the instant case.

Learned lawyer for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail and draws our attention to the statement recorded under section 161 Cr.P.C of the neighbours implicating the petitioners.

Having considered materials in the case diary and bearing in mind the general and omnibus nature of allegation and as there is no specific allegation of participation of the petitioners in the alleged offence, we are inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

Accordingly, we direct that in the event of arrest, the petitioners namely Tota Khanra and Tapasi Khanra shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs. 10,000/- 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. The application being CRM 1095 of 2021 is disposed of. (Suvra Ghosh, J.) (Soumen Sen, J.)