Dipankar Ghosh v. The State Of West Bengal

21.03.2024 Serial no. 12 Anticipatory bail [Allowed] Dd CRM (A) 982 of 2024 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Raninagar Police Station Case No. 357 of 2023 dated 09.07.2023 under Sections 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 pending before Ld. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lalbagh, Murshidabad.

-AndIn the matter of : Dipankar Ghosh ... ... Petitioner Mr. Sagar Saha, Mr. Hamidur Rahaman,, Advocates ... ... For the Petitioner Ms. Zareen N. Khan, Ms. Rita Dutta, Advocate ... ...For the State Claim for parity with other co-accuseds who were enlarged on anticipatory bail by the co-ordinate Bench on August 18, 2023 passed in CRM (A) 2962 of 2023 and by this Bench on January 2, 2024 passed in CRM (A) 4355 of 2023 and January 11, 2024 passed in CRM (A) 73 of 2024 is not being disputed on behalf of the State.

Police filed charge sheet.

In such circumstances, 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 be subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and on further condition that the petitioner shall appear on every date before Signed By :

DEBABRATA DAS High Court of Calcutta 21 st of March 2024 05:32:43 PM

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. Prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is allowed. CRM (A) 982 of 2024 is disposed of.

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