Netai@Rampada Hazra v. State Of West Bengal And ANR

04.07.2022 Serial no. 07 [Dd] (Anticipatory bail) Allowed) CRM (A) 2796 of 2022 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Bhagwanpur Police Station Case No. 101 of 2018 dated 04.05.2018 under Sections 135(1)(a) of the Electricity Act, 2003 read with Amendment Act, 2007.

-AndIn the matter of : Netai @ Rampada Hazra ... ... Petitioner Mr. Arup Kr. Bhowmick, Advocate ... ... For the Petitioner Ms. Kum Kum Mitra,Advocate ... ...For the State Mr. Aniket Mitra, Advocate .. ...For the WBSEDCL In view of the petitioners complying with the order dated June 17, 2022 and depositing 50% of the unmetered consumption of electricity and in view of the gravity of the offence and the involvement of the petitioners as transpiring from the materials in the case diary, we are inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

Accordingly, we direct that in the event of arrest the petitioner shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only), 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 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.

Prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is allowed.

CRM (A) 2796 of 2022 is disposed of.

(Debangsu Basak, J.) (Bibhas Ranjan De, J.)