Calcutta High CourtCRM (A)/1879/2025allowed

Md Ziauddin v. State Of West Bengal

2025-07-02Hon'Ble Justice Jay Sengupta2 pages

02.07.2025 Court No.28 Item No.45 ssi CRM (A) 1879 of 2025 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Suraksha Nagarik Sanhita in connection with Durgapur PS Case No.312 of dated 11.06.2024 under Sections 420/418/409/467/468/471/477A/34 & 120B of the Penal Code. And In the matter of: Md. Ziauddin.

....Applicant/Petitioner.

Mr. Indranil Roy, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Supratic Roy Mr. Shuvajit Roy ...for the petitioner Mr. Madhusudan Sur, Ld. APP Mr. Rajes Jana ..for the State Learned senior counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits as follows. The DGM finance and the DM Finance of the Durgapur Steel Plant had allegedly siphoned of huge sums of money through a portal maintained by the said concern. The petitioner is a trader of tiles. He had sold tiles to one of the accused over a period of time, but received money through the portal. This is the only reason why he has been roped in as an accused in the charge sheet, although he was not named in the FIR.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail and submits as follows. Serious offences were committed by the accused of huge sums of money from the said concern. However, so far as the present petitioner is concerned, there is only a statement of a General Manager that the petitioner was also involved in this scam. This is besides the fact that some money was received by the petitioner through the portal.

Considering the alleged role ascribed to the present petitioner, the materials available in the case diary so far as he is concerned and the fact that charge sheet has been submitted, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

In the event of arrest, the petitioner shall 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 Arresting Officer and also be subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 corresponding to Section 482(2) of the BNSS, 2023 and on further conditions that the petitioner shall not threaten or intimidate witnesses and shall not tamper with evidence. The petitioner shall co-operate with any investigation if the same is done by way of further investigation. The application for anticipatory bail is, thus, disposed of. (Jay Sengupta, J.)