Pradip Mandal And ORS v. State Of West Bengal

13.02.2023 Serial no. 16 [Dd] (Anticipatory Bail) (Allowed) CRM (A) 625 of 2023 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Ramnagar Police Station Case No. 44 of 2023 dated 21.01.2023 under Sections 306/34 of the Indian Penal Code (corresponding to G.R. case No. 195 of 2023) -AndIn the matter of : Pradip Mandal & Ors.

... ... Petitioners Mr. Mazhar Hossain Chowdhury, Ms. Mobashshara Alam, Advocates ... ... For the Petitioners Mr. Tanmoy Kr. Ghosh, ld. GA, Ms. Pritha Paul, Advocates ... ...For the State The husband apparently committed suicide after 9 years of marriage.

The materials in the case does not suggest requirement of custodial interrogation of the petitioners. Consequently, we are inclined to 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/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) each, 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 further condition that the petitioner no. 1 shall report before the Investigating Officer once in a fortnight till the conclusion of the investigation and petitioner nos. 2 and 3 shall cooperate with

the investigation till its completion and on further condition that the petitioners 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 petitioners in Court including cancelling the anticipatory bail granted without further reference to this Court.

Prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners is allowed. CRM (A) 625 of 2023 is disposed of.

(Debangsu Basak, J.) (Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.)