Ashis Kumar Das v. State Of West Bengal

20.02.2024 Serial no. 01 Anticipatory bail [Rejected] Dd CRM (A) 548 of 2024 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Sonarpur Police Station Case No. 901 of 2023 dated August 29, under Sections 420/406/409/467/468/477A/120 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

-AndIn the matter of : Mr. Ashis Kumar Das ... ...Petitioner Mr. Pritish Bandhopadhyay, Mr. Apan Saha, Advocates ... ... For the Petitioner Mr. Debashis Roy, PP Mr. Rudra Dipta Nandy, APP Mr. A. S. Chatterjee, Advocates ... ...For the State Police complaint relates to defalcation of funds with regard to a cooperative society. Defalcation is for the period in which the petitioner was not only a member but also a secretary. Role of the petitioner in the incident requires investigation. Quantum involved is in excess of 9.63 crores. Grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner at this stage will be inimical to the investigations.

In such circumstances, we are unable to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

Prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is rejected. CRM (A) 548 of 2024 is dismissed.

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