Sudipta Pal v. The State Of West Bengal

C.R.M. (A) 897 of 2024 24.04.2024 DL-43 Court No.29 (AD) (Allowed) In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Shakespeare Sarani Police Station Case No.30 of 2024 dated 13.02.2024 under Sections 120B/420/406 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, now pending before the Court of Learned Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Calcutta. (G.R.(S) Case No.168 of 2024). And In the matter of: Sudipta Pal ....petitioner.

Mr. Malay Bhattacharyya Mr. Subhrajyoti Ghosh ...for the petitioner.

Mr. Sandip Chakraborty ... for the State.

Mr. Krishnendu Bhattacharya Mr. Priyankar Ganguly Mrs. Shalini Bairagi Ms. Neelanjana Ghorui ... for the de facto complainant.

1. Petitioner, State and the de facto complainant are represented.

2. Materials in the case diary suggest that, there were business dealings between the petitioner and the de facto complainant.

3. Apparently, there are civil disputes between the private parties. Criminal liability, if any, emanating out of such commercial transactions may be decided at the trial.

4. In such circumstances, we 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 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and on Signed By :

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condition that the petitioner will report before the Investigating Officer once a week till the conclusion of the investigation and on 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. Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is allowed.

7. C.R.M. (A) 897 of 2024 is, thus, disposed of. (Debangsu Basak, J.) (Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.) Signed By :

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