Purnima Majumder v. State Of West Bengal

20.02.2023 Ct. No. 29 KAUSHIK Allowed C.R.M.(A) 746 of 2023 In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Dhubulia Police Station Case No. 484 of 2022 dated 21.12.2022 under Sections 306/34 of the Indian Penal Code. And In Re : Purnima Majumder ...... petitioner Mr. Abdur Rakib ....for the petitioner Mr. Bidyut Kumar Roy Ms. Rita Dutta ....for the State Apparently, the victim committed suicide.

Apparently, the victim consumed poison on November 30, 2022 and was alive for a considerable period of time till December 18, 2022.

The materials in the case diary do not suggest requirement of custodial interrogation of the petitioner. 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/-, 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 cooperate with the Investigating Officer 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.

This application for anticipatory bail is, thus, allowed. (Debangsu Basak, J.) (Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.)