Pramir Das And ANR v. State Of West Bengal

01.03.2023 (KC 16)

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION C.R.M. (DB) 542 of 2023 In Re:- An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

In the Matter of : Pramir Das and Anr.

.....petitioners.

Mr. Soumyajit Das Mahapatra, Mr. Madhuri Sinha, Mr. Supriyo Das ...for the petitioner. Mr. Neguive Ahmed, Ms. Ayantika Roy ...for the State. The petitioners are allegedly involved in a Ponzi scam.

They are in custody for 127 days.

Framing of charges by the learned court is shortly due.

In view of the above facts, we think this is a fit case for grant of bail.

We order accordingly.

The petitioners will be enlarged on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of like amount each, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jhargram, on the following conditions:

1. The petitioners shall deposit their passports, if any possessed by them, with the investigating officer,

2. They shall report before the said officer as and when summoned,

3. The petitioners shall not leave the limits of district Jhargram without informing the I.C.,

4. They shall not intimidate the witnesses and/or tamper with evidence in any manner whatsoever,

5. The petitioners shall attend the court on each and every day of trial, in default, the court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bond without any reference to this bench.

The application for bail [CRM (DB) 542 of 2023] is, accordingly, disposed of.

(I.P. MUKERJI, J.) (BISWAROOP CHOWDHURY, J.)