Souvik Chakraborty v. State Of West Bengal

12.04.2022 Serial no. 07 [Dd] (Anticipatory bail Allowed) CRM (A) 1649 of 2022 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Chinsurah Women Police Station Case No. 18 of 2022 dated 25th Day of March, 2022 under Sections 498A of the Indian Penal Code. -AndIn the matter of : Souvik Chakraborty ... ... Petitioner Mr. Kaustav Bagchi, Ms. Priti Kar, Mr. Debayan Ghosh, Advocate ... ... For the Petitioner Mr. Angshuman Chakraborty, Advocate ... ...For the State Petitioner seeks anticipatory bail.

Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner complied with the notices under Section 41A of the Criminal Procedure Code.

Learned advocate appearing for the State submits that the proceeding was initiated within two and half years of marriage. The investigations are yet to be concluded. Considering the gravity of the offence and the involvement of the petitioner therein and considering the fact that the petitioner complied with the notices under Section 41A of the Criminal Procedure Code and considering the fact that the investigations are under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code only, 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/- (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 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 every day 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.

Prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is allowed.

CRM (A) 1649 of 2022 is disposed of.

(Debangsu Basak, J.) (Bibhas Ranjan De, J.)