Subhasini Chanda v. State Of West Bengal

17.04.2023 Serial no. 15 [Dd] (Anticipatory bail) (Allowed) CRM (A) 1568 of 2023 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Mandarmoni Coastal Police Station Case No. 60 of 2022 dated 02.10.2022 under Sections 498A/302 of the Indian Penal Code and charge sheet submitted under Sections 498A/306/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act corresponding with G.R. Case No. 2135 of 2022.

-AndIn the matter of : Subhasini Chanda ... ... Petitioner Mr. Malay Bhattacharya, Mr. Pradip Paul, Ms. Renesa Dey, Advocates ... ... For the Petitioner Mr. Saswata Gop[al Mukherjee, ld. PP Mr. Partha Pratim Das, Ms. Ishita Dutta, Advocate ... ...For the State The husband was enlarged on bail.

Police filed charge sheet, inter alia, under Sections 498A/306/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 after conducting an investigations, inter alia, under Sections 498A/302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

In such circumstances, 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 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 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) 1568 of 2023 is disposed of.

(Debangsu Basak, J.) (Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.)