Tarun Banerjee v. State Of West Bengal

20.03.2025 Item No.22 Ct. No. 26 CHC Allowed C.R.M.(A) 786 of 2025 In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in connection with Belda Police Station Case No. 08 of 2025 dated 06.01.2025 under Section 409 of the Indian Penal Code corresponding to Section 316(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending before the Learned Additional Sessions Judge, 1st Court, Paschim Medinipur.

And In the matter of : Tarun Banerjee ...... petitioner Mr. Soumyajit Das Mahapatra, Advocate Ms. Madhurai Sinha, Advocate Mr. Ranabeer Halder, Advocate ....for the petitioner Mr. Dipankar Mahata, Advocate ....for the State

1. Petitioner was extended interim protection by the coordinate Bench on March 6, 2025.

2. Report submitted on behalf of the State be taken on record.

3. Apparently, petitioner is cooperating with the investigation.

4. Petitioner is a teacher. The allegation as to whether the petitioner was involved in the alleged defalcation of sum slightly in excess of Rs.1 Lakh may be decided at the trial.

5. In such circumstances, we grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6. 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, corresponding to Section 482(2) of the BNSS and on further condition that the petitioner shall meet the Investigating Officer once in a month till the conclusion of 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.

7. This application for anticipatory bail is, thus, allowed. (Debangsu Basak, J.) (Smita Das De, J.)