Sova @ Shovan Karmakar And ORS v. State Of West Bengal

03.04.2023 Ct. No. 29 KAUSHIK Allowed C.R.M.(A) 1405 of 2023 In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Ranitala Police Station Case No. 26 of 2023 dated 21.01.2023 under Sections 498A/306/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. And In Re : Sova @ Shovan Karmakar & Ors.

...... petitioners Mr. Jisan Iqubal Hossain Ms. Chandrima Debnath Mr. Karnel Mondal ....for the petitioners Mr. S. G. Mukherjee, learned Public Prosecutor Mr. Aniket Mitra ....for the State Apparently, the petitioners stand on the same footing as that of the co-accused, who was granted anticipatory bail on March 31, 2023 passed in CRM(A) 1387 of 2023. In such circumstances, 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/- each, 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 nos. 2 (Ranjit @ Ranajit Karmar) and 3 (Kamini Karmakar) shall meet the Investigating Officer once a fortnight

till the conclusion of the investigation and petitioner no. 1 (Sova @ Shovan Karmakar) shall cooperate with the Investigating Officer 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.

This application for anticipatory bail is, thus, allowed. (Debangsu Basak, J.) (Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.)