Saker Mallik And ORS v. State Of West Bengal

21.06.2022 Serial no. 29 Aloke CRM (A) 2919 of 2022 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Kharagpur Local Police Station Case No. 353 dated 07.05.2022 under Sections 448/323/354/506/34 of the Indian Penal Code. -AndIn the matter of : Saker Mallik & Ors.

... ... Petitioners Mr. Navnil De, Advocate Mr. Srinjan Ghosh, Advocate ... ... For the Petitioners Mr. Pravas Bhattacharjee, Advocate Mr. Pratick Bose, Advocate ... ...For the State Petitioners seek anticipatory bail.

Considering the injury report of the victim and considering the materials in the case diary and considering the gravity of the offence and the involvement of the petitioners therein, we are inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

Accordingly, we direct that in the event of arrest the petitioners shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) 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 petitioner nos. 1 to 6 shall report before the Investigating Officer once in a fortnight till the conclusion of the investigation and petitioner nos. 7 and 8 will cooperate with the investigation and on further condition that the petitioners shall appear every day 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.

Prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners is allowed. CRM (A) 2919 of 2022 is disposed of.

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