Suparna Khan@Aparna Khan v. State Of West Bengal And ANR

February 06, 2023

(35) ARDR Allowed CRM (A) 502 of 2023 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Joypur Police Station Case No. 117 of 2022 dated 17/8/2022 under Sections 498A/304B/306/34 of the Indian Penal Code and 09/10 of Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 and 06/17 of POCSO Act, 2012. And In the matter of: Suparna Khan @ Aparna Khan, ....petitioner.

Adv. Sarwar Jahan, Adv. Maidul Islam Kayal, Adv. Sumit Naskar, ...for the petitioner.

Adv. Anowar Hossain, Adv. Ratna Ghosh, ...for the State.

Husband was granted bail by the jurisdictional Court. Police filed charge sheet, inter-alia, under Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code after conducting an investigation, inter alia, under Sections 304B/203 of the Indian Penal Code thereof.

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 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and on 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.

Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is allowed.

C.R.M. (A) 502 of 2023 is thus, disposed of.

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