Kanak Bej v. State Of West Bengal

10.05.2022 Serial no. 38 [Dd] (Anticipatory bail Allowed) CRM (A) 2124 of 2022 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Barabani Police Station Case No. 75 of 2022 dated 24.04.2022 under Sections 363/365 of the Indian Penal Code.

-AndIn the matter of : Kanak Bej ... ... Petitioner Mr. Anil Kr. Chattopadhyaya, Advocate ... ... For the Petitioner Mr. Shiladitya Banerjee, Advocate ... ...For the State Considering the statement of the victim recorded under Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code and considering the age of the victim, we are inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

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 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 shall report before the Investigating Officer at such time and place as may be specified by the Investigating Officer till the conclusion of the investigation and on further 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.

Prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is allowed.

CRM (A) 2124 of 2022 is disposed of.

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