Sadenur Bibi And ANR v. The State Of West Bengal

14.03.2024.

33.

Ct.No.28.

as (Allowed) C.R.M. (DB) 807 of 2024 In Re:- An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Raghunanthganj P.S. Case No.1093 of 2022 dated 19.12.2022 under Sections 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

In the matter of : Sadenur Bibi & Anr.

.... Petitioners.

Mr. Arnab Chatterjee, Mr. Anisur Rahaman.

...for the Petitioners.

Mr. Abhra Mukherjee, Mr. Arif Ekbal Molla.

...for the State.

1.

Petitioners submit they are the mother-in-law and sisterin-law of the victim lady. Husband is on bail. FIR was lodged three months after the incident. Accordingly, they pray for bail. 2.

Learned Advocate for the State opposes the bail prayer. 3.

We have considered the materials on record. Petitioners are the in-laws of the victim lady. Husband is on bail. There is delay in lodging FIR.

4.

Under such circumstances, we are inclined to grant bail to the petitioners.

5.

Accordingly, the petitioners viz., Sadenur Bibi and Lima Bibi shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- each with two sureties of like amount each, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jangipur, Murshidabad Signed By : ALOK SETH High Court of Calcutta 15 th of March 2024 04:24:46 PM

subject to condition that they shall appear before the trial court on every date of hearing until further orders and shall not intimidate witnesses or tamper with evidence in any manner whatsoever.

6.

In the event the petitioners fail to appear before the trial court without any justifiable cause, the trial court shall be at liberty to cancel their bail in accordance with law without further reference to this Court.

7. This application for bail is, thus, disposed of. (Ajay Kumar Gupta, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)