Krishnendu Jana v. State Of West Bengal

06.06.2022 tkm/ct 28 C.R.M. (DB) 1344 of 2022 sl no. 22 In Re : An application for bail under section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Shyampur P.S Case no. 78 of 2022 dated 2.3.2022 under sections 498A/306/304B/34 of the Indian Penal Code And Allowed In Re : Krishnendu Jana ........ petitioner Mr. D Guho Mr. R L Chakraborty Mr. P Kundu ...... for the petitioner Mr. B K Roy Ms. Rita Datta ...... for the State Petitioner is in custody for 95 days and it is submitted that investigation is complete. It is further submitted that the petitioner had made all efforts to save the life of his wife. Learned lawyer for the State opposes the prayer for bail. We have considered material on record. Petitioner had taken the housewife to hospital to save her.

Under such circumstances and in view of the period of detention suffered by the petitioner i.e. 95 days and as investigation is complete, we are inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

Accordingly, the petitioner 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 learned ACJM, Uluberia on condition that the petitioner shall appear before the trial court on every date of hearing and shall not intimidate witnesses or tamper with evidence in any manner whatsoever.

In the event he fails to appear before the trial court without justifiable cause, the trial court shall be at liberty to cancel his bail automatically without reference to this court. The application being CRM (DB) 1344 of 2022 is disposed of. (Ananya Bandyopadhyay, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)