Amrit Singh And ANR v. State Of West Bengal

C.R.M. (A) 742 of 2022 15.02.2022 Sl. 21 Court No.29 sourav (Allowed) In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure filed on 08.02.2022 in connection with Kulti P.S. Case No. 426 of 2021 dated 25.08.2021 under Sections 370A/372/376/120B of the Indian Penal Code with Sections 3/4/5/6 of the I.T.P Act, 1956. And In the matter of: Sri Amrit Singh & Anr.

....petitioners.

Mr. Debangan Bhattacharjee Mr. Samik Chatterjee Ms. Swarnali Saha ...for the petitioners.

Mr. Iqbal Kabir ...for the State.

Petitioners seek anticipatory bail.

Learned advocate appearing for the petitioners submits that the other co-accused were granted bail by the co-ordinate bench. Learned advocate appearing for the State draws the attention of the Court to the statement recorded under Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the victim.

In response to a query of the Court, learned advocate for the State submits that the police filed charge-sheet. The First Information Report relates to an incident happening 9/10 years ago. The police filed charge-sheet. Two of the other accused are on bail.

Considering the gravity of the offence and the involvement of the petitioners therein and considering the fact that the police filed charge-sheet, 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/- 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 petitioners shall appear before the jurisdictional court and pray for regular bail within four weeks from date and on further condition that the petitioners shall appear before the court below on every date fixed for hearing.

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

C.R.M. (A) 742 of 2022 is, thus, disposed of. (Debangsu Basak, J.) (Bibhas Ranjan De, J.)