Arnab Kanrar v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

C.R.M. (A) 1795 of 2022 (AD) 21.04.2022 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Polba P.S. Case No.52 of 2022 dated 14/03/2022 under Sections 147/148/447/323/307/326/506/379/34 of the Indian Penal Code, corresponding with G.R. Case No.553/2022. And Court No.29 (Allowed) In the matter of: Arnab Kanrar ....petitioner.

Md. Wasim Akram Mr. Mofakkerul Islam Md. Bani Israil Mr. Syed Murshid Alam Mr. Komal Toshiwal ...for the petitioner.

Ms. Zareen N. Khan Mr. Arup Sarkar ...for the State.

Petitioner seeks anticipatory bail.

Learned Advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that there is a counter-case against the de facto complainant also.

Learned Advocate appearing for the State draws the attention of the Court to the injury suffered by the victim and the statement recorded under Section 161 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. He submits that the police submitted charge sheet. Considering the gravity of the offence and the involvement of the petitioner therein as transpiring from the materials in the case diary and considering the fact that the police submitted charge sheet, we grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 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 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and on condition that the petitioner 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 petitioner in Court including cancelling the anticipatory bail granted without further reference to this Court.

The prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is allowed. C.R.M. (A) 1795 of 2022 is disposed of.

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