Rita Mondal v. State Of West Bengal

15.03.2023 Sl. No.17 akd [Rejected] C. R. M. (DB) 797 of 2023 In Re: An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure filed on 13.02.2023 in connection with Ranaghat Police Station Case No.813 of 2022 dated 18.11.2022 under Sections 498A/304B/34 of the Indian Penal Code. (G.R. Case No.6215 of 2022) And In Re: Rita Mondal ... ... Petitioner Mr. Tapas Kumar Mondal Ms. Ipsita Halder ... ... for the petitioner Mr. Saswata Gopal Mukherjee .. ld. Public Prosecutor Mr. Parthapratim Das Mrs. Manasi Roy ... ... for the State Heard the learned Advocates appearing for both the parties. We have considered the materials on record. Petitioner is the mother-in-law of the victim-housewife. Victim was tortured over demands of dowry. She committed suicide within one year of marriage. Under such circumstances, we are not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage.

The application for bail is thus rejected.

(Ajay Kumar Gupta, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)