Chandan Kumar Maiti @ Chandan Maity v. State Of West Bengal

22.05.2025 Court No.28 Item No.52 tbsr Allowed CRM (A) 1058 of 2025 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Nandakumar P.S. Case No.745 of 2024 dated 25.11.2024 under Sections 7(i)(a)(ii) of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 read with Sections 3(5)/303(2)/317(2)/317(4)/317(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

And In the matter of: Chandan Kumar Maiti @ Chandan Maity ....Petitioner.

Mr. Arnab Chatterjee Mr. Abhinaba Mukherjee ...for the petitioner.

Mr. Kunal Ganguly .....for the State.

Report filed on behalf of the State is taken on record. The report states that the kerosene seized did not belong to the public distribution system.

Considering the nature of allegations and the materials available in the case diary, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

In the event of arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of like amount each, one of whom must be local, 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 BNSS, 2023 and on further condition that the petitioner shall cooperate with investigation and shall meet the I.O.

once a fortnight till submission of charge sheet and shall not threaten or intimidate witnesses.

The application for anticipatory bail is, thus, allowed. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order may be supplied to the parties expeditiously, if applied for.

(Jay Sengupta, J.)