Sujoy Singha v. State Of West Bengal

22.04.2024 Item No.409 Ct. No. 29 CHC Allowed C.R.M.(A) 1005 of 2024 In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Bhimpur Police Station Case No.474/2023 dated 28.12.2023 under Section 135(1)(a) of the Electricity Act, 2003, pending before the Learned Special Court (Electricity Act), Krishnagar, Nadia.

And In the matter of: Sujoy Singha ...... petitioner Mr. Sumanta Das, Ms. Atreyee Halder ....for the petitioner Md. Kutubuddin ....for the State Mr. Aniket Mitra ...WBSEDCL Petitioner deposited 50% of the provisional assessment bill in terms of order dated March 21, 2023.

Considering the materials in the case diary, the conduct of the petitioner and the gravity of the offence, we are inclined to 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 report before the Investigating Signed By :

CHINMOY CHAKRABORTY High Court of Calcutta 23 rd of April 2024 07:05:04 PM

Officer as and when called for by the Investigating Officer and on further condition that the petitioner shall appear on every date 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. This application for anticipatory bail is, thus, allowed. CRM(A) 1005 of 2024 is disposed of.

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