Mostafa Sk v. State Of West Bengal

13.06.2022 tkm/ct 28 C.R.M. (A) 2623 of 2022 sl no. 156 In Re : An application for anticipatory bail under section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Manikchak P.S case no. 201 of 2022 dated 6.5.2022 under sections 4/8 of the POCSO Act And Allowed In Re : Mostafa Sk.

...... petitioner Mr. M Chatterjee Mr. K Dey Mr. D Majumder ...... for the petitioner Mr. Angshuman Chakraborty ...... for the State It is submitted that there was a love affair between the two young persons.

Learned lawyer for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail and submits that the victim is minor. Having considered materials on record and bearing in mind the nature of allegations in the light of the aforesaid submission relating a love affair between the parties, 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.

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

The application being CRM (A) 2623 of 2022 is disposed of. (Ananya Bandyopadhyay, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)