Tarul Khatun And ANR. v. State Of West Bengal
20.05.2024 Item No.22 Ct. No. 29 CHC Allowed C.R.M.(A) 1672 of 2024 In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Raghunathganj Police Station Case No. 166 of 2024 dated 19.02.2024 under Sections 306/34 of the Indian Penal Code, Act 1860, pending before Learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Murshidabad at Jangipur.
And In the matter of : Tarul Khatun & anr.
...... petitioners Mr. Anisur Rahaman ....for the petitioners Mr. Subrata Roy, Ms. Trina Mitra ....for the State Leave granted to the learned advocate-on-record of the petitioners to correct the cause-title.
Husband apparently committed suicide.
There was a proceeding pending inter alia under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
As to whether, petitioners before us were involved in abetting the commission of the suicide may be decided at the trial.
In such circumstances, we grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.
Signed By :
CHINMOY CHAKRABORTY High Court of Calcutta 21 st of May 2024 04:04:25 PM
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 petitioners will cooperate with the investigation and on 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.
This application for anticipatory bail is, thus, allowed. CRM(A) 1672 of 2024 is disposed of.
(Debangsu Basak, J.) (Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.)