Biman Dutta v. State Of West Bengal And ANR

19.02.2024 Serial no. 16 Anticipatory bail [Allowed] Dd CRM (A) 522 of 2024 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Chakdah Police Station Case No. 864 of 2023 dated 7th December, under Sections 341/323/325/354/354(B)/376/511/506/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

-AndIn the matter of : Biman Dutta ... ... Petitioner Mr. Shijabi Kr. Das, Advocate ... ... For the Petitioner Mr. Suman De , Advocate ... ...For the State Affidavit-of-service filed in Court be taken on record. Injuries apparently are not classified as grievous hurt. There are variations in the statements recorded under Section 161 and 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the victim.

In such circumstances, we deem it appropriate 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 further condition that the petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer once in a fortnight till the conclusion of the investigation and on further 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. Prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is allowed. CRM (A) 522 of 2024 is disposed of.

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