Antara Biswas @ Antara Biswas Sharma And ANR v. State Of West Bengal

20.03.2023 Ct. No. 29 CHC Allowed C.R.M.(A) 972 of 2023 In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Tehatta Police Station Case No. 133 of 2023 dated 12.02.2023 under Sections 306/349 of the Indian Penal Code. And In the matter of: Antara Biswas @ Antara Biswas Sharma & anr.

...... petitioners Mr. Asraf Mondal, Ms. Sanjana Saha ....for the petitioners Mr. T. D. Nandy, Mr. Antarikshya Basu ....for the State Apparently, the victim committed suicide.

Considering the materials in the case diary, gravity of the offence and involvement of the petitioners therein, we grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

Accordingly, we direct that in the event of arrest the petitioners will be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- each, 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 that petitioner no.1, namely, Antara Biswas @ Antara Biswas Sharma will cooperate with the Investigating Officer till the conclusion of the investigation and

petitioner no.2, namely, Biman Sharma will report before the Investigating Officer once in a fortnight till the conclusion of investigation and on further condition that the petitioners shall appear on every date before the jurisdictional court on and from the date fixed for appearance of the accuseds and in default the jurisdictional court will pass appropriate order to secure the presence of the petitioners 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.)