Rana Sk @ Rana Hawladar @ Rajib v. State Of West Bengal

August 20, 2025 18 ARDR (Allowed) CRM (M) 428 of 2025 In Re : An Application for bail under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed in connection with Kotwali Police Station Case No. 759/23 dated 14/8/2023 under Sections 380/395 of the Indian Penal Code.

And In Re :

Rana Sk @ Rana Hawladar @ Rajib ... Petitioner.

Adv. Sumanta Chakraborty, Adv. Dhimoyee Kundu, ... for the petitioner.

Adv. Joydeep Roy, Adv. Sharequl Haque, ... for the State.

Report submitted by the State is taken on record. Heard learned counsels for the parties.

The petitioner is unable to produce further documents in support of his Indian citizenship.

On merits, the petitioner seeks parity with the co-accused who have been granted bail earlier.

Learned counsel for the State does not oppose the said fact. The petitioner is in custody for close to two years. Since the allegation against him is under Section 14A of the Foreigners Act besides Sections 395/412/34 of the Indian Penal Code, the petitioner may be released on bail subject to stringent conditions in order to secure his attendance before the learned trial Court. Accordingly the prayer for bail is allowed.

The petitioner namely Rana Sk @ Rana Hawladar @ Rajib be released on bail upon furnishing 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, Krishnanagar subject to the condition that he shall remain within the jurisdiction of Krishnanagar Court and shall furnish the address where he shall henceforth reside before the learned trial Court, Investigating officer and the officer in charge of the police station under whose jurisdiction he shall presently reside. The petitioner shall appear before the learned trial Court on every date of hearing. He shall not intimidate witnesses or tamper with evidence in any manner whatsoever. This order be communicated to the Registration Officer under Rule 3 of the Rules by the Investigating agency. In the event the petitioner fails to adhere to any of the conditions stated above without any justifiable cause,, the learned trial Court shall be at liberty to cancel his bail in accordance with law without further reference to this Court.

The application for bail is disposed of.

Case Diary be returned.

All parties shall act on the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. Urgent certified website copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities.

(Suvra Ghosh, J.)