Manita Patra And ORS v. State Of West Bengal

20.03.2023 Serial no. 34 [Dd] (Anticipatory Bail) (Allowed) CRM (A) 1138 of 2023 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Kulti Police Station Case No. 507 of 2022 dated August 11, 2022 under Sections 498A/302/34 of the IPC and Sections 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act adding Section 304B of IPC corresponding to G.R. case No. 2644 of 2022 subsequently, police filed charge sheet under Section 498A/302/304B/406/34 IPC, and Sections 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, -AndIn the matter of : Manita Patra & Ors.

... ... Petitioners Mr. Tapas Kr. Ghose, Mr. Tanmay Chowdhury, Advocates ... ... For the Petitioners Mr. Saswata Gopal Mukherji, ld. PP Ms. Faria Hossain, Ms. Mamata Jana, Advocates ... ...For the State Husband was granted bail by the High Court on March 13, 2023.

Apparently, the victim died due to suicidal hanging. Police filed charge sheet.

In such circumstances, 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 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) 1138 of 2023 is disposed of.

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