Dulal Das And ORS v. State Of West Bengal

14.06.2022 cm/ct 28 C.R.M.(A) 2692 of 2022 sl no. 123 In Re : An application for Anticipatory bail under section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Ratua P.S. Case No. 28 of 2022 dated 17.01.2022 under Sections 498A/376/511/323/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 read with Section 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. And Partly Allowed In Re : Dulal Das & Ors.

..... petitioners Mr. Soupal Chatterjee ...... for the petitioners Mr. Palash Ch. Majhi ...... for the State Having considered the materials on record prima facie disclosing role of petitioner No.1 i.e. father-in-law in misbehaving with the victim housewife, we are of the opinion this is not a fit case to grant anticipatory bail to petitioner No.1. Accordingly, prayer for anticipatory bail of petitioner No.1 is rejected.

However, keeping in mind the general and omnibus nature of allegation against the petitioner Nos. 2, 3 and 4, who are other inlaws of the victim housewife, we are inclined to grant anticipatory bail to them.

Accordingly, we direct that in the event of arrest, the petitioner No.2, 3 and 4 shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs. 10,000/- each 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.

Petitioner No.2, 3 and 4 shall appear before the court below and pray for regular bail within four weeks from date. The application being CRM (A) No. 2692 of 2022 is disposed of.

( Ananya Bandyopadhyay, J. ) ( Joymalya Bagchi, J.)