Calcutta High CourtCRM (A)/1025/2025allowed

Surya Kanta Mandal v. State Of West Bengal

2025-03-27Hon'Ble Justice Debangsu Basak,Hon'Ble Justice Md. Shabbar Rashidi2 pages

27.03.2025 Serial no. 58 (Anticipatory bail) (Allowed) ( Dd ) CRM (A) 1025 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 Khejuri Police Station Case No. 561 of 2023 dated 05.09.2023 under Sections 186 / 188 /147 /148 /448 /325/326/332/333/307/379/427 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 read with Section 3 of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act and Section 9 of the Maintenance of Public Order Act and section 9 of the Explosive Substance Act pending before ACJM, Contai, Purba Medinipur.

-AndIn the matter of : SURYA KANTA MANDAL ... ... Petitioner Mr. Anindya Sundar Chatterjee, Advocate ... ... For the Petitioner Mr. Saryati Datta, Advocate ... ...For the State

1. Petitioner claims to be a Government school teacher. First information report was against unknown persons. At least the petitioner was not named therein.

2. Police filed charge sheet.

3. Possibility of absconsion is not apparent.

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 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) 1025 of 2025 is disposed of.

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