Saptam Mondal @ Satyam Mondal v. State Of West Bengal

25.03.2025 Serial no. 57 (Anticipatory bail) (Allowed) ( Dd ) CRM (A) 995 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 Berhampore Police Station Case No. 1838 of 2024 dated 14.11.2024 under Sections 108/3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 pending before Ld. CJM, Berhampore, Murshidabad.

-AndIn the matter of : SAPTAM MONDAL @ SATYAM MONDAL ... ... Petitioner Mr. Tapodip Gupta, Advocate ... ... For the Petitioner Mr. Anwar Hossain, Mr. Asif Dewan, Advocates ... ...For the State

1. Apparently, the victim committed suicide.

2. Co-accuseds were enlarged on anticipatory bail by the coordinate Bench.

3. The issue as to whether or not the petitioner abetted the commission of such suicide may be decided at the trial.

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

5. 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 report before the Investigating Officer once in

a fortnight till the conclusion of the investigation 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.

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

7. CRM (A) 995 of 2025 is disposed of.

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