Priya Ranjan Mandal v. State Of West Bengal

04.09.2020.

53.

as (Allowed).

C.R.M. 6274 of 2020 With C.R.A.N.1 of 2020 (Old No.C.R.A.N.4790 of 2020) (Via video conference) In Re:- An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Manikchak P. S. Case No.478 of 2019 dated 06.12.2019 under Section 363 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the POCSO Act.. In the matter of : Priya Ranjan Mandal.

.... Petitioner.

Md. Zohaib Rauf, Mr. Abdul Zahid.

...for the Petitioner.

Mr. Pradipta Kr. Ganguly.

...for the State.

Heard the learned Advocate appearing for the petitioners. Petitioner undertakes 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. C.R.A.N.4790 of 2020), is disposed of.

It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that he is in custody for about 235 days. It is further submitted that there was a love affair between the parties.

Learned Advocate appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail.

Having considered the materials on record and bearing in mind the nature of allegations including the statement of the victim girl recorded under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and in the light of the aforesaid submission made on behalf of the petitioner, we are inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

Accordingly, the petitioner viz., Priya Ranjan Mandal shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of like amount each, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the appropriate learned trial court subject to condition that the petitioner shall appear before the trial court on every date of hearing until further orders and shall not intimidate witnesses 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 his bail in accordance with law without further reference to this Court.

All concerned parties shall act in terms of the copy of the order downloaded from the official website of this Court. (Suvra Ghosh,J.) (Joymalya Bagchi , J.)