Samiruddin Sk v. State Of West Bengal

CRM (A) 1921 of 2022 12.05.2022 Sl. 07 Court No.29 suvayan (Allowed) In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Nabagram P.S. Case No. 78 of 2022 dated 07/03/2022 under Section 135(1)(a) of the Electricity Act, 2003.

And In the matter of: Samiruddin Sk ....petitioner.

Mr. Dipankar Mandal ...for the petitioner.

Mr. Prabash Bhattacharjee Mr. Amanul Islam ...for the State.

Mr. Aniket Mitra ...for the WBSEDCL Petitioner seeks anticipatory bail.

Considering the fact that the petitioner deposited 50 per cent of the final assessment bill with the distribution company in terms of the order dated April 27, 2022. It would be appropriate to enlarge the petitioner on anticipatory bail. 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 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and on condition that the petitioner will report as and when called for by the Investigating Officer till the conclusion of the investigation 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.

Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is allowed.

CRM (A) 1921 of 2022 is, thus disposed of.

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