Shambhu Sarkar v. State Of West Bengal

03.05.2023 Ct. No. 29 KAUSHIK Allowed C.R.M.(A) 1880 of 2023 In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Bidhannagar (North) Police Station Case No. 55 of 2023 dated 04.04.2023 under Section 379 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. And In Re : Shambhu Sarkar ...... petitioner Mr. Susnigdho Bhattacharya ....for the petitioner Mr. Prasun Kumar Dutta Mr. Nirupam Dhali ....for the State No stolen articles were recovered from the possession of the petitioner.

Considering the gravity of the offence and the involvement of the petitioner in the incident, we 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 shall meet the Investigating Officer once a month till the conclusion of the investigation and on condition that the

petitioner shall appear on every date before the jurisdictional Court on and from the date fixed for appearance of the accused and in default the jurisdictional Court will pass appropriate order to secure the presence of the petitioner in Court including cancelling the anticipatory bail granted without further reference to this Court.

This application for anticipatory bail is, thus, allowed. (Debangsu Basak, J.) (Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.)