Calcutta High CourtCRM (A)/945/2025allowed

Xxxx And ANR. v. State Of West Bengal

2025-03-19Hon'Ble Justice Debangsu Basak,Hon'Ble Justice Smita Das De2 pages

19.03.2025 Item No.12 Ct. No. 26 CHC Allowed C.R.M.(A) 945 of 2025 In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in connection with Domkal Police Station Case No. 659 of 2024 dated 02.10.2024 under Sections 85/ 115(2)/ 118(2)/ 70(1)/ 325(2)/3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 and under Sections 3/ 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, pending before the Learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, at Berhampore, Murshidabad.

And In the matter of: XXXXXXX & Anr.

...... petitioners Mr. Arnab Chatterjee, Advocate Ms. Dhanasree Biswas, Advocate Mr. Poulami Bose, Advocate ....for the petitioners Mr. Subhomoy Bhattacharya, Advocate Ms. Debanik Das, Advocate ....for the State Mr. Sujoy Sarkar, Advocate ....for the de facto complainant

1. Petitioners before us are the uncle-in-law and cousin brother-in-law of the de facto complainant.

2. Petitioners renew the prayer for anticipatory bail.

3. Learned advocate appearing for the petitioners submits that, the matrimonial discord stands settled presently.

4. State and the de facto complainant are represented.

5. Police filed charge sheet.

6. Apparently, the private parties reached an amicable settlement with regard to their matrimonial disputes.

7. In such circumstances, we grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

8. Accordingly, we direct that in the event of arrest the petitioners will be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) 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 corresponding to Section 482(2) of the BNSS, 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 accused 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.

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