Binod Singha @ Binod Bihari Singha v. State Of West Bengal

29.03.2022 Serial no. 34 [Dd] (anticipator bail Allowed) CRM(A) 1450 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. 138 of 2022 dated March 07, 2022 under Sections 135(i)(b) of the Electricity Act, 2003 read with amendment Act, 2007.

-AndIn the matter of : Binod Singha @ Binod Bihari Singha ... ... Petitioner Mr. Sk. Sahjahan Ali, Advocate ... ... For the Petitioner Mr. D. Chjatterjee, Mr. Pratick Bose, Advocate ... ...For the State Mr. Aniket Mitra, Advocate ...... For the WBSEDCL Considering the fact that the petitioner deposited 50% of the final assessment bill with the Distribution Company as transpiring from the document submitted on behalf of the petitioner and kept with record 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 further condition that the petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer once in a month

till the conclusion of the investigation and on further 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.

Prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is allowed.

CRM(A) 1450 of 2022 is disposed of.

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