Braj Dhar Jha v. State Of West Bengal And ANR

16.03.2023 Ct. No. 29 CHC Allowed C.R.M.(A) 911 of 2023 In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Dum Dum Police Station Case No. 59 of 2023 dated 03.02.2023 under Sections 135 and 138 of the Electricity Act, 2003. And In the matter of : Braj Dhar Jha ...... petitioner Mr. Prantick Ghosh ....for the petitioner Ms. Kumkum Mitra ....for the State Ms. Sreyashee Biswas ...for the C.E.S.C.

Petitioner complied with the order dated March 2, 2023. Considering the conduct of the petitioner, gravity of the offence and materials in the case diary, 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 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 till the conclusion of the

investigation 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.)