Koushik Samanta v. State Of West Bengal

13.04.2022 Serial no. 61 [Dd] (Anticipatory bail Allowed) CRM 5552 of 2021 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Belur Police Station Case No. 01 of 2020 dated 01.01.2020 under Sections 302/120B/34 of the Indian Penal Code, corresponding to G.R. Case No. 01 of 2020.

-AndIn the matter of : Koushik Samanta ... ... Petitioner Mr. Milon Mukherjee, ld. Sr. Adv.

Mr. Santanu Talukder, Advocates ... ... For the Petitioner Mr. Swapan Banerjee, Ms. Purnima Ghosh, Advocates ... ...For the State Petitioner seeks anticipatory bail on the ground of parity with the other co-accused who was granted such facility by the order dated November 11, 2021 in CRM 3863 of 2021.

Learned advocate appearing for the State does not oppose the claim for parity.

Consequently, we are inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner on the ground of parity. Accordingly, we direct that in the event of arrest the petitioner shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only), 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 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 petitioner in Court including cancelling the anticipatory bail granted without further reference to this Court. Prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is allowed.

CRM 5552 of 2021 is disposed of.

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