Ranjan Kumar Bakuli @ Bhola v. State Of West Bengal

20.06.2022 tkm/ct 28 C.R.M. (DB) 1893 of 2022 sl no. 45 In Re : An application for bail under section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Bagnan PS case no. 285/2021 dated 9.6.2021 under sections 379/511/427 IPC read with sections 15/16 of the Petroleum and Mineral Pipe Line (Acquisition of Right of user in Land Act) 1962 and 3/4 of the PD PP Act and 3/4 of the Explosive Substances Act And In Re : Ranjan Kr. Bakuli @ Bhole ........ petitioner Ms. D P Mitra ...... for the petitioner Mr. R D Nandi Mr. Antarikhya Basu ...... for the State Mr. Anirban Dutta Mr. S Ghosh Mr. S Bhttacharya Mr. V Chatteree ...... for the de facto complainant Petitioner is in custody for more than 370 days. It is submitted that petitioner has been enlarged on bail in another case involving similar allegations.

Learned lawyer for the State opposes the prayer for bail and submits that the petitioner was involved in theft of petroleum. He has criminal antecedents.

Learned lawyer for the de facto complainant also opposes the prayer for bail.

We have considered evidence on record. Statements of witnesses and other materials including recovery of oil from the petitioner prima facie show involvement of the petitioner in the crime. He has criminal antecedents.

In view of the aforesaid facts, we are not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage.

Accordingly, the prayer for bail is rejected. (Ananya Bandyopadhyay, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)