Bhabhotosh Swarnakar And ORS v. State Of West Bengal

CRM (A) 2143 of 2022 13.05.2022 Sl. 10 Court No.29 Suvayan (Allowed) In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Hoglaberia P.S. Case No. 137 of 2022 dated 19/04/2022 under Sections 498A/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

And In the matter of: Bhabhotosh Swarnakar & Ors. ....petitioners.

Mr. Asraf Mandal ...for the petitioners.

Mr. Debabrata Chatterjee Ms. Sonali Das Ms. Mousumi Sarkar ...for the State.

Petitioners seek anticipatory bail.

Considering the gravity of the offence and the involvement of the petitioners therein and considering the materials in the case diary, we are 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 petitioner no.1 (Bhabhotosh Swarnakar) and petitioner no.2 (Bharat Swarnakar) will report before the Investigating Officer once in a fortnight and the petitioner no.3 (Saubhagya Swarnakar) and petitioner no.4 (Saptami Mondal) shall cooperate with the Investigating Officer and on condition that the petitioners 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 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.

CRM (A) 2143 of 2022 is, thus disposed of.

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