Imtiyaz Molla @ Imtiaj And ORS v. State Of West Bengal

(AD) 07.03.2022 Court No.29 (Allowed) C.R.M. (A) 1096 of 2022 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Khanakul P.S. Case No.49 of 2022 dated 21/02/2022 under Sections 341/323/325/326/354/504/506/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

And In the matter of: Imtiyaz Molla @ Imtiaj & Ors. ....petitioners.

Mr. Niladri Sekhar Ghosh Ms. Sompurna Chatterjee ...for the petitioners.

Mr. Sudip Ghosh Mr. Bitasok Banerjee ...for the State.

Petitioners seek anticipatory bail.

Leave granted to the learned Advocate appearing for the petitioners to correct the cause-title.

Considering the gravity of the offence and the involvement of the petitioners therein, we grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

Accordingly, we direct that in the event of arrest, the petitioners shall be released on bail upon furnishing a Bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) each 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 petitioners shall meet the Investigating Officer once a fortnight till the conclusion of the investigation and that

the petitioners shall appear before the jurisdictional Court and pray for regular bail within four weeks from date. The prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners is allowed.

C.R.M. (A) 1096 of 2022 is disposed of.

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