Prashanta Sarkar v. State Of West Bengal

15.06.2022 tkm/ct 28 C.R.M. (A) 2725 of 2022 sl no. 160 In Re : An application for anticipatory bail under section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Suti P.S case no. 261 of 2021 dated 19.7.2021 under sections 498A/304B/34 IPC And Allowed In Re : Prashanta Sarkar ...... petitioner Mr. A Banerjee ...... for the petitioner Mr. S G Mukherjee, ld PP ...... for the State Petitioner is father in law of the victim housewife. Coaccuseds have been granted pre-arrest bail and husband has been released on regular bail.

Learned lawyer for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.

Having considered materials on record and bearing in mind the extent of complicity of the petitioner in the alleged crime and as co-accuseds similarly circumstanced with the petitioner have been granted pre-arrest bail and principal accused i.e husband has been granted regular bail, 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) 2725 of 2022 is disposed of. (Ananya Bandyopadhyay, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)