Sudam Bar v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

27.04.2022 Serial no.7 Aloke CRM (A) 1445 of 2022 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Patashpur Police Station Case No. 93 of 2022 dated 21.02.2022 under Sections 135(1)(b) of the Electricity Act, 2003. In the matter of : Sudam Bar ... ... Petitioner Mr. Soumik Ganguli, Advocate Mr. Sourat Nandy, Advocate ... ... For the Petitioner Mr. Joydeep Roy, Advocate Ms. Sujata Das, Advocate ... ...For the State Mr. Aniket Mitra, Advocate ... ... For the WBSEDCL Petitioner prays for anticipatory bail.

Considering the fact that the petitioner deposited 50% of the final assessment payment in terms of the order dated March 30, 2022 and considering the gravity of the offence and the involvement of the petitioner therein, 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 condition that the petitioner will report before the Investigating Officer as and when called for and on condition that the petitioner shall appear every day 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.

The prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is allowed.

CRM (A) 1445 of 2022 is disposed of.

(Debangsu Basak, J.) (Bibhas Ranjan De, J.)