Monti Pal @ Monti Paul v. State Of West Bengal

19.03.2025 Item No.13 Ct. No. 26 CHC Allowed C.R.M.(A) 946 of 2025 In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in connection with Dumdum Police Station Case No. 29 of 2025 dated 05.02.2025 under Section 108 of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending before the Learned Sessions Judge, Barasat, North 24 Parganas.

And In the matter of : Monti Pal @ Monti Paul ...... petitioner Mr. Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Advocate (in virtual platform) Mr. Poulan Dey, Advocate Ms. Ankita Nandi, Advocate Mr. Biswajit Mukherjee, Advocate Ms. Swastika Sana, Advocate ....for the petitioner Mr. Prasun Kr. Dutta, Ld. A.P.P.

Mr. Bikram Mitra, Advocate ....for the State

1. Apparently, the victim committed suicide.

2. As to whether, the petitioner was involved in the abetment of the commission of suicide may be decided at the trial.

3. Need for placing the petitioner in custody at this stage is not felt.

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

5. 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.

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