Joinuddin Ahamed v. State Of West Bengal And ANR

C.R.M. (A) 894 of 2025 26.03.2025 DL-4 (AD) (Allowed) In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Sagardighi Police Station Case No.158 of 2025 dated 25.02.2025 under Sections 135 1(A) of the Electricity Act, 2003, pending before the Learned Special Judge, Electricity Act at Berhampore being EC No.1767/25.

And In the matter of: Joinuddin Ahamed ....petitioner.

Mr. Indranil Halder, Advocate ...for the petitioner.

Ms. Sayanti Santra, Advocate Ms. Pallavi Priyadarshee, Advocate ... for the State.

1. In view of the petitioner complying with the order dated March 13, 2025 and depositing 50 per cent of the final assessment bill with the distribution company and in view of the materials in the case diary, we grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

2. 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 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and on condition that the petitioner will report before the Investigating Officer once a month till the conclusion of the 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.

3. Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is allowed.

4. C.R.M. (A) 894 of 2025 is, thus, disposed of. (Debangsu Basak, J.) (Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.)