Sk. Saddam Uddin @ Sk Saddam v. State Of West Bengal And ANR

C.R.M. (A) 667 of 2024 27.02.2024 DL-19 Court No.29 (AD) (Allowed) In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Karaya Women Police Station Case No.01 of 2024 dated 05.02.2024 under Sections 417/376/313 of the Indian Penal Code.(C.G.R. Case No.293 of 2024).

And In the matter of: Sk. Saddam Uddin @ Sk Saddam ....petitioner.

Mr. Arindam Jana Mr. Subhojit Chowdhury Mr. Partha Pratim Sinha Mr. Arhan Sengupta ...for the petitioner.

Mr. Saibal Bapuli, Ld. APP Mr. Santanu Deb Roy ... for the State.

Mr. Malay Dhar Mr. Soushthab Dutta Mr. Pranab Kumar Ghosh ... for the de facto complainant.

Petitioner and the de facto complainant are adults. De facto complainant recorded her statement under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure stating that there was a relationship between them.

As to whether, the relationship was entered into on the parameters as claimed by the de facto complainant or not, can be decided at the trial.

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/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only), with two sureties of like amount each, to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer and subject

to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and on condition that the petitioner will report before the Investigating Officer once a month 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. Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is allowed.

C.R.M. (A) 667 of 2024 is, thus, disposed of. (Debangsu Basak, J.) (Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.)