Souvik Chatterjee @ Pinku v. State Of West Bengal

28.04.2022 Serial no. 51 [Dd] (Bail allowed) CRM (DB) 985 of 2022 In re : An Application for Bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Madhyamgram Police Station Case No. 109 dated February 22, 2022 under Sections 420/406/417/366/120B/34 of the Indian Penal Code giving rise to G.R. Case No. 418 of 2022.

-AndIn the matter of : Souvik Chatterjee @ Pinku ... ... Petitioner Mr. Navanil De, Mr. Rajeshwar Chakraborty, Mr. Subhrajit Dey, Advocates ... ... For the Petitioner Ms. Faria Hossain, Mr. Anand Keshari, Advocates ... ...For the State Mr. Amal Kr. Mukhopadhyay, Mr. Kallol Kr. Basu, Mr. Arnab Ray ,Advocates .. ...For the de facto complainant Considering the period of detention of the petitioner and considering the fact that petitioner makes over the quantum of money involved with regard to the claim of 'stridhan' to the learned advocate for the de facto complainant, we are inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, we direct that 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, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the Learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Barasat, North 24 Parganas subject to condition that the petitioner

shall appear before the learned trial court on every date of hearing until further orders and shall not intimidate witnesses and/or tamper with evidence in any manner whatsoever.

In the event, the petitioner fails to appear before the trial court without any justifiable cause, the trial court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail of the petitioner in accordance with law without further reference to this Court. The prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed. CRM (DB) 985 of 2022 is disposed of.

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