Laxmi Janardan Mondal @ Lakshmi Janardan Mondal v. State Of West Bengal

30.03.2023 Serial no. 08 [Dd] (Anticipatory bail) (Rejected) CRM (A) 1201 of 2023 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Sainthia Police Station Case No. 12 of 2023 dated January 19, 2023 under Sections 135(1)(a) of the Electricity Act. -AndIn the matter of : Laxmi Janardan Mondal @ Lakshmi Janardan Mondal @ Bablu Mondal ... ...Petitioner Mr. Sujoy Sarkar, Advocate ... ... For the Petitioner Mr. Chittaranjan Ghosh, Advocate ... ...For the State Mr. Aniket Mitra, Advocate .. ...For the WBSEDCL Order dated March 23, 2023 remains uncomplied with. Petitioner is being proceeded against for theft of electricity. Even 50% of the amount assessed was not deposited by the petitioner by the order dated March 23, 2023. In such circumstances, considering the conduct of the petitioner and the materials in the case diary, we are unable to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

Prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is rejected. CRM (A) 1201 of 2023 is dismissed.

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