Mukul Hossain v. State Of West Bengal

14.03.2023 Ct. No. 29 CHC Allowed C.R.M.(A) 889 of 2023 In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Samserganj Police Station Case No.209 of 2022 dated 14.06.2022 under Section 126 of the Electricity Act, 2003. And In the matter of: Mukul Hossain ...... petitioner Mr. Jishan Iqubal Hossain, Ms. Chandrima Debnath, Mr. Karnal Mondal ....for the petitioner Ms. Sutapa Banerjee ....for the State Mr. Aniket Mitra ...WBSEDCL Petitioner deposited 50% of the provisional assessment bill in terms of order dated March 1, 2023.

Considering the materials in the case diary, the conduct of the petitioner and the gravity of the offence, we are inclined to 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 be 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 report before the Investigating Officer as and when called for by the Investigating Officer and on further 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. This application for anticipatory bail is, thus, allowed. (Debangsu Basak, J.) (Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.)