Abhijit Mondal @ Abu Mondal And ORS v. State Of West Bengal

20.02.2023 Serial no. 16 [Dd] (Anticipatory bail) (Rejected) CRM (A) 739 of 2023 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Suri Police Station Case No. 426 of 2021 dated 30.10.2021 under Sections 406/ 409/ 417/ 418/ 420/ 467/ 468/ 471/ 120B/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3/4 of West Bengal Gambling and Prize Competitions Act, 1957 read with Sections 7(3)/9 of Lotteries Regulations Act, 1998. -AndIn the matter of : Abhijit Mondal @ Abu Mondal & Ors. ... ...Petitioners Mr. Saikat Chatterjee, Md. Abdur Rakib, Advocates ... ... For the Petitioners Mr. Sudip Ghosh, Mr. Apurba Kr. Dutta, Advocates ... ...For the State There are materials in the case diary implicating the petitioners in the incident of illegal sale of lottery tickets. Considering the gravity of the offence, the involvement of the petitioners therein, we are unable to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

Prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners is rejected. CRM (A) 739 of 2023 is dismissed.

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