Amit Singh @ Amit Raj Chowdhury v. State Of West Bengal

22.06.2022 Serial no.8 Aloke CRM (A) 2450 of 2022 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Joypur Police Station Case No. 24 of 2022 dated 18.02.2022 under Sections 379/411/413/414/120B of the Indian Penal Code. -AndIn the matter of : Amit Singh @ Amit Raj Chowdhury ... ... Petitioner Mr. Pawan Kr. Gupta, Advocate Mr. Sougata Mitra, Advocate Ms. Safia Naser, Advocate Ms. Ankita Dey, Advocate Mr. Santanu Sett, Advocate Mr. S. Deb, Advocate ... ... For the Petitioner Mr. Aniket Mitra, Advocate ... ...For the State Petitioner seeks anticipatory bail.

Learned Advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is engaged in the business of coal. He refers to various documents in support of such contention.

Learned Advocate appearing for the State submits that there are criminal antecedents so far as the petitioner is concerned with regard to the coal smuggling. There are materials in the case diary implicating the petitioner.

Considering the gravity of the offence and the involvement of the petitioner therein as transpiring from the materials in the case dairy, we are unable to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is rejected. CRM (A) 2450 of 2022 is dismissed.

(Debangsu Basak, J.) (Bibhas Ranjan De, J.)