Ajad Sekh v. State Of West Bengal

(AD) 10.03.2022 Court No.29 (Allowed) C.R.M. (A) 1170 of 2022 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Murutia P.S. Case No.23 of 2022 dated 12/02/2022 under Sections 448/376/511/323/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

And In the matter of: Ajad Sekh ....petitioner.

Mr. Asraf Mandal ...for the petitioner.

Ms. Anasuya Sinha Mr. Pinak Kumar Mitra ...for the State.

Petitioner seeks anticipatory bail.

Learned Advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was falsely implicated. He submits that the complaint was lodged 68 days after the alleged incident. Learned Advocate appearing for the State draws the attention of the Court to the statement of the victim recorded under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Considering the statement of the victim recorded under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the materials in the case diary, the gravity of the offence and the involvement of the petitioner therein, 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/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) 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 petitioner shall meet the Investigating Officer once a fortnight till the conclusion of the investigation and that the petitioner shall appear before the jurisdictional Court and pray for regular bail within four weeks from date. The prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is allowed. C.R.M. (A) 1170 of 2022 is disposed of.

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