Calcutta High CourtCRM (A)/1125/2023allowed

Ananda Das And ORS v. State Of West Bengal

2023-03-29Hon'Ble Justice Debangsu Basak,Hon'Ble Justice Md. Shabbar Rashidi2 pages

29.03.2023 Serial no.07 [Dd] (Anticipatory Bail) (Allowed) CRM (A) 1125 of 2023 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Dubrajpur Police Station Case No. 237 of 2022 dated 04.11.2022 under Sections 498(A)/323/307/34 of the IPC.

-AndIn the matter of : Ananda Das & Ors.

... ... Petitioners Mr. Kunal Ganguly, Advocate ... ... For the Petitioners Mr. Imran Ali, Ms. Debjani Sahu, Advocates ... ...For the State Mr. Soumyajit Das Mahapatra, Advocate .. ...For the de facto complainant Subsequent to the order dated March 20, 2023, the de facto complainant recorded a statement under Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code, which is now exonerative in nature.

In view of the second statement recorded under Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code, we are inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

Accordingly, we direct that in the event of arrest the petitioners shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) 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 and on further condition that the petitioner nos. 1, 2, 5 and 6 shall

report before the Investigating Officer as and when called for till the conclusion of the investigation and petitioner no. 3 and 4 shall cooperate with the investigation till its completion 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. Prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners is allowed. CRM (A) 1125 of 2023 is disposed of.

(Debangsu Basak, J.) (Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.)