Ashim Mondal And ANR v. State Of West Bengal And ANR

CRM (A) 1694 of 2022 13.04.2022 Sl. 10 Court No.29 suvayan (Allowed) In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Ekbalpore P.S. Case No. 36/22 dated 08/02/2022 under Sections 135/138 of the Electricity Act, 2003.

And In the matter of: Ashim Mondal & Anr.

....petitioners.

Mr. Bidyut Kr. Halder Mr. Indranil Halder ...for the petitioners.

Mr. Sekhar Barman ...for the State.

Ms. Sreyashee Biswas ... for the CESC Petitioners seek anticipatory bail.

Considering the fact that 50% of the final assessment was deposited by one of the co-accused and considering the gravity of the offence and the involvement of the petitioners therein, we grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

Accordingly, we direct that in the event of arrest, the petitioners shall be released on bail upon furnishing a Bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) each 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 condition that the petitioners will report before the Investigating Officer once in a month till the conclusion of the investigation and on condition that the petitioners 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 petitioners in Court including cancelling the anticipatory bail granted without further reference to this Court.

Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners is allowed.

CRM (A) 1694 of 2022 is, thus disposed of.

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