Pravin Kumar Singh@Sonu Singh v. State Of West Bengal

CRM 3822 of 2021 11.06.2021 (through Video Conference) (Sl. No. 80) In re: An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Ct. No. 28 Code of Criminal Procedure filed on 31.05.2021 in connection with Jagaddal Police Station Case No. 916 of 2019 dated 26.10.2019 under Sections 302/201/120B/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

(S. Banerjee/TB) And In the matter of: Pravin Kumar Singh @ Sonu Sinah ...petitioner Mr. Shibaji Kumar Das ... for the petitioner Mr. Madhusudan Sur, APP Mr. Dipankar Paramanick ... for the State Counsel for the petitioner by reference to an order dated 2nd March, 2020 passed in CRM 2204 of 2020 against the principal accused submits that the case has arisen out of a pre-existing enmity between the parties. It further transpires that bail was granted to the principal accused after 54 days in custody. The petitioner's submission that his name did not feature in the FIR or in the original charge-sheet, and only appeared in the supplementary charge-sheet, does not inspire faith in the court to grant relief under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Counsel for the State also submits that by an order dated 7th June, 2021 passed in CRM 3723 of 2021, bail was rejected in respect of another co-accused, by this bench.

Accordingly the application for anticipatory bail is dismissed.

(Rajasekhar Mantha, J.) (Biswajit Basu, J.)