Sahajahan Khatoon And ANR. v. State Of West Bengal

01.07.2022 Serial no.9 Aloke CRM (A) 2956 of 2022 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Narkeldanga Police Station Case No. 113 dated 28.03.2022 under Sections 135/138 of the Electricity Act.

-AndIn the matter of : Sahajahan Khatoon & Anr. ... ... Petitioners Mr. Indranil Halder, Advocate ... ... For the Petitioners Mr. Tanmay Kr. Ghosh, Advocate Ms. Pritha Paul, Advocate ... ...For the State Ms. Sreyashee Biswas, Advocate ... ... For the CESC Petitioners seek anticipatory bail.

In view of the compliance of the order dated June 22, 2022 and considering the gravity of the offence and the involvement of the petitioners therein as transpiring from the materials in the case diary, 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 condition that the petitioners shall meet the Investigating Officer as and when called for and on further condition that the petitioners shall appear on every date 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) 2956 of 2022 is disposed of.

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