Sanjay Das v. State Of West Bengal

30.03.2023 sdas allowed CRM(DB) No. 1237 of 2023 In Re:- An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Santipur Police Station Case No. 1343 of 2022 dated 26.12.2022 under Sections 498A/323/307/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

And In Re : Sanjay Das ...... petitioner Ms. Minoti Gomes ....for the petitioner Mr. Debabrata Chatterjee, learned APP Mr. Santanu Chatterjee .... for the State Heard the learned Counsels for the parties.

We have considered the materials on record. Petitioner is in custody for 101 days. Investigation is complete. Balancing the nature of accusation with the period of detention suffered by the petitioner and as investigation is complete, we are inclined to grant bail to him.

Accordingly, we direct that 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 learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ranaghat, Nadia, subject to conditions that petitioner shall appear before the trial court on every date of hearing until further orders and shall not intimidate the witnesses and/or tamper with evidence in any manner whatsoever.

In the event the petitioner fails to appear before the trial court without justifiable cause, the trial court shall be at liberty to