Calcutta High CourtCRM (DB)/1232/2022allowed

Souvik Chatterjee @ Pinku v. State Of West Bengal

2022-05-10Hon'Ble Justice Debangsu Basak,Hon'Ble Justice Bibhas Ranjan De2 pages

10.05.2022 Serial no. 68 Aloke Ct. No. 29 CRM (DB) 1232 of 2022 In re : An Application for Bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Serampore Women Police Station Case No. 08 dated 20.02.2022 under Sections 376/417/506 of the Indian Penal Code.

-AndIn the matter of : Souvik Chatterjee @ Pinku

...Petitioner

Mr. Navnil De, Advocate Mr. A. Acharya, Advocate Ms. Ayantika Roy, Advocate Mr. Srinjan Ghosh, Advocate Mr. Subhrajit Dey, Advocate Mr. Gaurab Kr. Das, Advocate ... ... For the Petitioner Mr. P.D. Datta, ld. APP Mr. Santanu Deb Roy, Advocates ... ...For the State Petitioner prays for bail.

Learned Advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody for 70 days. The police filed charge-sheet and, therefore, further detention of the petitioner is not required. There was relationship between the petitioner and the de facto complainant which turned sour. Learned Advocate appearing for the State draws the attention to the statement of the de facto complainant recorded under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Considering the period of detention of the petitioner and considering the fact that the police filed charge-sheet, we are inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, we direct that 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, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Serampore, subject to condition that the petitioner shall appear before the

learned trial court on every date of hearing until further orders and shall not intimidate witnesses and/or tamper with evidence in any manner whatsoever.

In the event, the petitioner fails to appear before the trial court without any justifiable cause, the trial court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail of the petitioner in accordance with law without further reference to this Court. The prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed. CRM (DB) 1232 of 2022 is disposed of.

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