Kousik Sarkar @ Koushik Sarkar @ Raja v. State Of West Bengal

22.06.2022 Ct. No. 29 KAUSHIK REJECTED C.R.M.(A) 2899 of 2022 In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with English Bazar Police Station Case No. 906 of 2022 dated 08.06.2022 under Sections 341/326/354/307 of the Indian Penal Code.

And In Re : Kousik Sarkar @ Koushik Sarkar @ Raja ...... petitioner Mr. Tanmoy Basu ....for the petitioner Ms. Zareen N Khan Mr. Ashok Das ....for the State Petitioner prays for anticipatory bail.

Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that, the incident arose out of post-poll violence. The petitioner also suffered injury.

Learned advocate appearing for the State draws the attention of the Court to the statement of the injured as also the injury report and the photographs of the injuries. Considering the gravity of the offence and the involvement of the petitioner therein as transpiring from the materials in the case diary, we are unable to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

Accordingly, prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is rejected and the application being CRM (A) 2899 of 2022 is dismissed.

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