Sutapa Chowdhury v. State Of West Bengal

18.04.2024 Sl. No.74 akd [ALLOWED] C. R. M. (DB) 1195 of 2024 In Re: An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure filed on 08.04.2024 in connection with Kotwali Police Station Case No.1129 of dated 30.10.2022 under Sections 498A/326A/307/34 of the Indian Penal Code. (G.R. Case No.4515 of 2022) And In Re: Sutapa Chowdhury ... ... Petitioner Mr. Santanu Talukdar Ms. Roma Roy ... ... for the petitioner Mr. Arnab Chatterjee Mrs. Paramita Sahu ... ... for the State

1. Heard the learned Advocates appearing for both the parties.

2. We have considered the materials on record. Co-accused viz. Smt. Kajol Chowdhury has been enlarged on bail. Petitioner stands on the same footing with the said co-accused. Under such circumstances, we are of the opinion further detention of the accused/petitioner is not necessary.

3. Therefore, the accused/petitioner, namely Sutapa Chowdhury, be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten thousand only), with two sureties of like amount each, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nadia subject to condition that the said 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.

Signed By : ARUP KUMAR DAS High Court of Calcutta 19 th of April 2024 05:29:20 PM

4. In the event she fails to appear before the trial court without justifiable cause, the trial court shall be at liberty to cancel her bail automatically without reference to this court.

5. The application for bail, thus, stands allowed. (Gaurang Kanth, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.) Signed By : ARUP KUMAR DAS High Court of Calcutta 19 th of April 2024 05:29:20 PM