Luthu Sekh @ Sk Lathu v. State Of West Bengal

07.06.2022 tkm/ct 28 C.R.M. (A) 2354 of 2022 sl no.51 In Re : An application for anticipatory bail under section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Manikchak P.S case no. 73 of 2022 dated 20.2.2022 under sections 420/406 of the Indian Penal Code And Allowed In Re : Luthu Sekh @ Sk Lathu ...... petitioner Mr. S Deb Roy Mr. D Guha ...... for the petitioner Mr. S S Imm Mr. S Kundu ...... for the State It is contended that petitioner is a bona fide purchaser of value of the land in question. He has been falsely implicated in the instant case on the allegation that transfer was made on the strength of a forged document.

Learned lawyer for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.

We have considered materials on record. We note that the petitioner is a bona fide purchaser for value and keeping in mind the extent of complicity of the petitioner in the alleged crime, 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/- 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 while on bail

shall meet the investigating officer once in a week until further orders.

Petitioner shall appear before the court below and prays for regular bail within four weeks from date.

The application being CRM (A) 2354 of 2022 is disposed of. (Ananya Bandyopadhyay, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)