Danial Rajiv Mukherjee @ Sk. Sharukhuddin v. The State Of West Bengal

01.03.2023 (KC 19)

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION C.R.M. (DB) 696 of 2023 In Re:- An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

In the Matter of :Danial Rajiv Mukherjee@Sk. Sharukhuddin .....petitioner.

Mr. Sourat Nandy, Mr. Raja Das ...for the petitioner. Mr. Neguive Ahmed, Ms. Jonaki Saha ...for the State. The petitioner is allegedly involved in a Ponzi scam. The petitioner is in custody for about 310 days. Investigation complete. Charge-sheet filed.

Nine co-accused have already been released on bail.

Considering the above facts, this is a fit case for grant of bail. We allow this application for bail. The petitioner will be enlarged on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of like amount each, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the learned Additional District Judge, Alipore, on the following conditions:

1. The petitioner shall deposit his passport, if any possessed by him, with the investigating officer,

2. He shall report before the said officer as and when summoned,

3. The petitioner shall not leave the limits of district Hooghly without informing the I.C.,

4. He shall not intimidate the witnesses and/or tamper with evidence in any manner whatsoever,

5. The petitioner shall attend the court on each and every day of trial, in default, the court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bond without any reference to this bench.

The application for bail [CRM (DB) 696 of 2023] is, accordingly, disposed of.

(I.P. MUKERJI, J.) (BISWAROOP CHOWDHURY, J.)