Calcutta High CourtCRM (A)/1682/2023allowed

Latika Pal v. State Of West Bengal

2023-04-21Hon'Ble Justice Debangsu Basak,Hon'Ble Justice Md. Shabbar Rashidi2 pages

21.04.2023 Serial no. 09 [Dd] (Anticipatory bail) (Allowed) CRM (A) 1682 of 2023 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Burwan Police Station Case No. 83 of 2023 dated 12.03.2023 under Sections 341/325/376(2)(f)/307/506/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

-AndIn the matter of : Latika Pal ... ... Petitioner Mr. Manas Kr. Das, Mr. Aritra Kumar Thokdar, Advocates ... ... For the Petitioner Mr. Prasun Kr. Datta, ld APP Mr. Nirupam Dhali, Advocates ... ...For the State The victim recorded a statement under Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code claiming that the principal accused assaulted her, took her to a place and also caused human bite on her body.

The victim was medically examined where bite marks were not found. Simple injuries were found on her body. Petitioner is not implicated in the statement recorded under Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code.

The petitioner before us is the mother of the principal accused.

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 cooperate with the investigations till its conclusion till the conclusion of the investigation 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) 1682 of 2023 is disposed of.

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