Chhaya Roy Chowdhury And ANR v. State Of West Bengal

12.05.2023 Ct. No. 29 CHC Allowed C.R.M.(A) 1970 of 2023 In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Khargram Police Station Case No. 57 of 2022 dated 30.01.2022 under Sections 306/34 of the Indian Penal Code. And In the matter of: Chhaya Roy Chowdhury & anr. ...... petitioners Mr. Shibasis Chatterjee ....for the petitioners Mr. Saswata Gopal Mukherji, Ld. P.P.

Mr. Aniket Mitra, Mrs. Debjani Sahu ....for the State The victim apparently committed suicide.

Apparently, there was an allegation of theft against the victim.

The allegation of theft was made apparently by the petitioner no.1.

Police filed charge-sheet.

In such circumstances, we grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

Accordingly, we direct that in the event of arrest the petitioners will 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 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

petitioners 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 petitioners in court including cancelling the anticipatory bail granted without further reference to this Court.

This application for anticipatory bail is, thus, allowed. (Debangsu Basak, J.) (Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.)