Ranjit Chowdhury & ORS v. State Of West Bengal

04.09.2020.

sp (Rejected) C.R.M. 6104 of 2020 With C.R.A.N.1 of 2020 (Old CRAN4573 of 2020) (Via Video Conference) In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with New Jalpaiguri P.S. Case No.623 of 2020 dated 01/06/2020 under Sections 498-A/302 of the Indian Penal Code. In the matter of : Ranjit Chowdhury & Ors.

......petitioners Mr. Aniruddha Biswas.

...for the Petitioners.

Mr. A.S. Chakraborty, Mr. S. Sikdar ..for the State.

Heard the learned Advocates appearing for the parties. Petitioners undertake to affirm and stamp the petition/application as per Rules within a month of resumption of normal functioning of the Court. Subject to such undertaking, the application is taken up for hearing through video conference.

Accordingly, the application, being CRAN 1 of 2020 (Old No. CRAN 4573 of 2020), is disposed of.

Having considered the materials on record disclosing prima facie involvement of the petitioners in torturing the victim/house wife who suffered unnatural death within 2 1⁄2 years of marriage, we are of the opinion that in view of the

gravity of the offence, we are not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners is rejected.

(Suvra Ghosh.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)