Erfan Ali v. State Of West Bengal And ANR

C.R.M. (A) 506 of 2024 13.02.2024 DL-101 Court No.29 (AD) (Allowed) In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Harishchandrapur Police Station Case No.1254 of 2023 dated 10.12.2023 under Sections 376(2)(L)/506of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 .(G.R. Case No.3910 of 2023).

And In the matter of: Erfan Ali ....petitioner.

Mr. Kallol Mondeal Mr. Sourav Mukherjee Mr. Souvik Das ...for the petitioner.

Mr. Avra Mukherjee Ms. Sujata Das ... for the State.

Ms. Minoti Gomes Ms. Dona Sanyal ... for the de facto complainant.

Petitioner, State and the de facto complainant are represented.

It is claimed by the petitioner and submitted by the de facto complainant that, subsequently they married each other. They rely upon a marriage certificate in support of such contention. In such circumstances, 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 once a month 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) 506 of 2024 is, thus, disposed of. (Debangsu Basak, J.) (Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.)