Md. Jamal Ansari v. State Of West Bengal

20.06.2022 tkm/ct 28 C.R.M. (DB) 1889 of 2022 sl no. 42 In Re : An application for bail under section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Bhadreswar P.S Case no. 166 of 2022 dated 9.4.2022 under sections 448/376/506 IPC And Allowed In Re : Md. Jamal Ansari ........ petitioner Mr. S Chakraborty ...... for the petitioner Mr. Debabrata Chatterjee Mr. Santanuu Chatterjee ...... for the State Petitioner is in custody for 41 days. It is submitted that there is delay in lodging FIR. Investigate is complete. Learned lawyer for the State opposes the prayer for bail. We have considered the materials on record including the statement of the victim girl recorded under section 164 Cr.P.C. There is delay in lodging FIR. Investigation is complete. In view of the aforesaid facts and the period of detention suffered by the petitioner, we are inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

Accordingly, the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of like amount each, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the learned ACJM, Chandannagore, Hooghly on condition that the petitioner shall appear before the trial court on every date of hearing and shall not intimidate witnesses or tamper with evidence in any manner whatsoever.

In the event he fails to appear before the trial court without justifiable cause, the trial court shall be at liberty to cancel his bail automatically without reference to this court. The application being CRM (DB) 1889 of 2022 is disposed of. (Ananya Bandyopadhyay, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)