Ashoke Kumar Mukherjee & ANR v. State Of West Bengal

16.12.2020 tkm/ct 28 C.R.M. 2846 of 2020 sl no. 94 (via video conference) In Re : An application for anticipatory bail under section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Jadavapur P.S case 70 of 2020 dated 6.3.2020 under sections 498A/406/34 of the IPC and sections 3/4 of the DP Act Allowed and In Re : Ashoke Kumar Mukherjee & Anr.

...... petitioners Mr. A Ganguly Mr. M Maitra ...... for the petitioners Mr. S G Mukherjee ...... for the State Petitioners are the in-laws of the victim housewife and it is submitted that he has been falsely implicated in the instant case. Learned lawyer for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.

In view of the extent of complicity of the petitioner in the alleged crime and as allegations are general and omnibus in nature, we are inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, we direct that in the event of arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of like amount each, to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer and also subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

The application being CRM 2846 of 2020 is disposed of. (Suvra Ghosh, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)