Sk. Nisar Ahmed And ANR v. State Of West Bengal

C.R.M. (A) 1401 of 2023 13.04.2023 Sl.6 Court No.29 (AD) (Allowed) In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Metiabruz Police Station Case No.23 dated 02.03.2023 under Sections 135/138 of the Electricity Act, 2003.

And In the matter of: Sk. Nisar Ahmed & Anr.

....petitioners.

Mr. Bidyut Kumar Halder Mr. Indranil Halder Ms. Srabanti Das ... for the petitioners.

Ms. Sutapa Banerjee ...for the State.

Ms. Sreyashee Biswas ... for the CESC Ltd.

Petitioners complied with the order dated April 3, 2023. Considering the materials in the case diary and the conduct of the petitioners of compliance, we grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

Accordingly, we direct that in the event of arrest, the petitioners shall be released on bail upon furnishing a Bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) each, 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 petitioners will report before the Investigating Officer as and when called for till the conclusion of the investigation and on condition that the petitioners 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 petitioners in Court including cancelling the anticipatory bail granted without further reference to this Court.

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

C.R.M. (A) 1401 of 2023 is, thus, disposed of. (Debangsu Basak, J.) (Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.)