Dinbandhu Bisai v. State Of West Bengal And ANR

CRM (A) 1025 of 2022 03.03.2022 Sl. 05 Court No.29 suvayan (Allowed) In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Anandapur P.S. Case No. 26/21 dated 06/02/2021 under Sections 135/138 of the Electricity Act.

And In the matter of: Dinabandhu Bisai ....petitioner.

Mr. Bidyut Kr. Halder Mr. Indranil Halder ...for the petitioner.

Ms. Kum Kum Mitra ...for the State.

Ms. Sreyashee Biswas ...for the CESC.

Petitioner seeks anticipatory bail.

Considering the fact that the petitioner deposited a substantial portion of the claim of the distribution company and considering the gravity of the offence and the involvement of the petitioner therein and considering the fact that the police filed charge-sheet, 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 also 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 appear before the jurisdictional Court and pray for regular bail within four weeks from date and on further conditions the petitioner shall appear before the court below on every date fixed for hearing.

Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is allowed.

CRM (A) 1025 of 2022 is, thus, disposed of.

(Debangsu Basak, J.) (Bibhas Ranjan De, J.)