Calcutta High CourtCRM (A)/960/2025allowed

Vijay Ram v. State Of West Bengal

2025-03-20Hon'Ble Justice Debangsu Basak,Hon'Ble Justice Smita Das De2 pages

20.03.2025 Serial no. 40 (Anticipatory bail) (Allowed) ( Dd ) CRM (A) 960 of 2025 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure corresponding to Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Eco Park Police Station Case No. 121 of 2024 dated 21.06.2024 under Sections 420/406 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 pending before Ld. CJM, Barasat, 24 parganas (North) -AndIn the matter of : VIJAY RAM ... ... Petitioner Mr. Arindam Sen, Ms. Chitra Bhanu Gupta, Advocates ... ... For the Petitioner Mr. Rana Mukherjee, Md. Yaser A Ismail, Advocates ... ...For the State

1. Materials placed on record suggest that the petitioner returned the money allegedly taken from the de facto complainant.

2. Considering the nature of the incident and the involvement of the petitioner therein, we are inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

3. 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 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and on further condition that the petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer as and when called for till the conclusion of the investigation and on

further 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.

4. Prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is allowed.

5. CRM (A) 960 of 2025 is disposed of.

(Debangsu Basak, J.) (Smita Das De, J.)