Achher Sk v. State Of West Bengal And ANR

20.03.2025 Serial no. 43 (Anticipatory bail) (Allowed) ( Dd ) CRM (A) 963 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 Krishnagar Womens Police Station Case No. 46 of 2024 dated 14.06.2024 under Sections 498A/376/354B/506/34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 pending before ld. CJM< Krishnagar, Nadia.

-AndIn the matter of : ACHHER SK ... ... Petitioner Ms. Minoti Gomes, Advocate ... ... For the Petitioner Mr. Saibal Bapuli, Mr. Ronit Mukherjee, Advocate ... ...For the State Mr. Debraj Shil, Advocate .. ..For the de facto complainant

1. State and the de facto complainant are represented.

2. Petitioner before us is the brother in law of the de facto complainant.

3. Police complainant was lodged after 18 years of marriage.

4. Police filed charge sheet.

5. In such circumstances, we are inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6. 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 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.

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

8. CRM (A) 963 of 2025 is disposed of.

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