Pappu Kumar Das v. State Of West Bengal

04.04.2024.

29.

Ct.No.28.

as (Allowed) C.R.M. (DB) 423 of 2024 In Re:- An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Amherst Street P.S. Case No.90 of 2021 dated 10.04.2021 under Section 307. In the matter of : Pappu Kumar Das.

.... Petitioner.

Mr. Arnab Chatterjee, Ms. Dhanasree Biswas, Ms. Poulami Bose.

...for the Petitioner.

Mr. Bitasok Banerjee, Mr. Soham De Dhara.

...for the State.

1.

Petitioner is in custody for more than two years. He submits co-accused has been granted bail on the ground of delay in trial. Accordingly, he prays for bail. 2.

Learned Advocate for the State opposes the bail prayer.. 3.

We have considered the materials on record. Petitioner is in custody for a protracted period of time. Co-accused has been granted bail on the ground of delay in trial. 4.

Hence, petitioner is entitled to similar relief. 5.

Accordingly, the petitioner viz., Pappu Kumar Das shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of like amount each, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court No.1, Bichar Bhawan, Calcutta subject to condition that he shall appear before the trial court on every date of hearing until further orders and shall not Signed By :

ALOK SETH High Court of Calcutta 5 th of April 2024 03:21:13 PM

intimidate witnesses or tamper with evidence in any manner whatsoever or commit similar offences in future.

6. In the event petitioner fails to appear before the trial court without any justifiable cause, the trial court shall be at liberty to cancel his bail in accordance with law without further reference to this Court.

7.

This application for bail is, thus, disposed of. (Gaurang Kanth,J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.) Signed By :

ALOK SETH High Court of Calcutta 5 th of April 2024 03:21:13 PM