Md Ismail v. State Of West Bengal

15.06.2022 Sl. No.116 akd [ALLOWED] C. R. M. (A) 2389 of 2022 In Re: An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure filed on 19.05.2022 in connection with Chanchal Police Station Case No. 1054 of 2021 dated 01.12.2021 under Section 135(1)(b) of the Electricity Act.

And In Re: Md. Ismail ... ... Petitioner Sk. Saifuddin ... ... for the petitioner Mr. Aniket Mitra ... ... for the WBSEDCL Mrs. Kum Kum Mitra ... ... for the State Leave is granted to the learned advocate-on-record for the petitioner to correct the cause title of the application in course of this day.

Heard the learned advocate appearing for the respective parties.

Petitioner has deposited a sum of Rs.60,000/- against the bill for unmetered consumption to the tune of Rs.1,19,841/-. In view of the aforesaid fact and bearing in mind the nature of allegations, we are inclined in granting anticipatory bail to the accused/petitioner.

Accordingly, we direct that in the event of arrest, the accused/petitioner, namely Md. Ismail, be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.2,000/- (Rupees Two thousand only), with two sureties of like amount each, to the satisfaction of the arresting officer and also subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

The application for anticipatory bail is, thus, disposed of. (Ananya Bandyopadhyay, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)