Arindam Chowdhury v. State Of West Bengal

27.04.2022 Serial no.4 Aloke CRM (A) 826 of 2022 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Golfgree Police Station Case No. 6 of 2022 dated 11.01.2022 under Sections 376/417 of the Indian Penal Code.

In the matter of : Arindam Chowdhury ... ... Petitioner Mr. Uday Sankar Chattopadhyay, Advocate Mr. Santanu Maji, Advocate Ms. Singdha Saha, Advocate ... ... For the Petitioner Mr. N.P. Agarwala , Advocate Mr. Sk. Arif Hossain, Advocate ... ...For the State Petitioner prays for anticipatory bail.

Learned Advocate appearing for the petitioner relies upon a certificate of marriage dated April 21, 2022 between the de facto complainant and the petitioner.

State is represented.

Considering the gravity of the offence and the involvement of the petitioner therein and considering the subsequent marriage between the de facto complainant and the petitioner as appearing from the certificate of marriage as relied upon on behalf of the petitioner, we are inclined to 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 also be subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and on condition that the petitioner will report before the Investigating Officer as and when called for and on condition that the petitioner shall appear every day 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.

The prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is allowed.

CRM (A) 826 of 2022 is disposed of.

(Debangsu Basak, J.) (Bibhas Ranjan De, J.)