Saiful Hoque v. State Of West Bengal And ANR

C.R.M. (A) 604 of 2023 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Kaliachak Police Station Case No.665 of 2022 dated 23.06.2022 under Sections 135(1)(a) and 135(1)(b) of the Electricity Act which is registered as Electricity Case No.402/2022.

And 23.02.2023 Sl.7 Court No.29 (AD) (Allowed) In the matter of: Saiful Hoque ....petitioner.

Ms. Minoti Gomes ... for the petitioner.

Mr. Narayan Prasad Agarwala Mr. Chittaranjan Ghosh ...for the State.

Mr. Aniket Mitra ... for the WBSEDCL.

Petitioner complied with the order dated February 10, 2023 and deposited 50 per cent of the final assessment bill with the distribution company.

In such circumstances, considering the gravity of the offence and the involvement of the petitioner therein and the conduct of the petitioner, 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 will report before the Investigating Officer as and when called for till the conclusion of the investigation 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) 604 of 2023 is, thus, disposed of. (Debangsu Basak, J.) (Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.)