Sunita Elizabeth Mukherjee Alias Elizabeth Sunita Mukherjee Alias Nadra Aman Alias Liza v. State Of West Bengal

06.06.2023 (42) (Allowed) (SKB)

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION CRM (DB) 1026 of 2023 (PONZI) Sunita Elizabeth Mukherjee @ Elizabeth Sunita Mukherjee @ Nadra Aman @ Liza

Versus

The State of West Bengal Mr. Sourat Nandy, Mr. Raja Das ... for the petitioner Mr. Nequive Ahmed, ld. A.P.P., Ms. Trina Mitra ... State.

Petitioner is in custody for more than a year. She prays for bail.

Learned lawyer for the State opposes the bail prayer. He submits that the petitioner is a Director of a company which illegally indulged in inviting deposits from public without requisite permission.

We have considered the materials on record. The petitioner is a director of the company which is alleged to have invited deposits from public without requisite permission. Petitioner stands on the same footing with the co-accused/director who has been enlarged on bail and she may be extended similar relief.

The petitioner will be enlarged on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of

like amount each, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the learned Additional District Judge, Alipore, on the following conditions:

1. The petitioner shall deposit his passport, if any possessed by him, with the investigating officer,

2. She shall report before the said officer as and when summoned,

3. The petitioner shall not leave the limits of district Hooghly except for court proceedings until further orders,

4. She shall not intimidate the witnesses and/or tamper with evidence in any manner whatsoever,

5. The petitioner shall attend the court on each and every day of trial, in default, the court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bond without any reference to this Bench.

The application for bail [CRM (DB) 1026 of 2023] is, accordingly, disposed of.

(Ajay Kumar Gupta, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)