Gobinda Lahari v. State Of West Bengal And ANR

C.R.M. (A) 3079 of 2022 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Goghat Police Station Case No. 135 of 2022 dated 26.05.2022 under Section 135(1)(a) of Electricity Act, 2003, amended, 2007. And In the matter of: Gobinda Lahari ....petitioner.

Mr. Amal Kumar Samanta Mr. Uttam Kumar Roy ...for the petitioner.

Mr. Abhra Mukherjee Ms. Manisha Sharma ...for the State.

Mr. Aniket Mitra ... for the WBSEDCL.

12.07.2022 Sl.5 Court No.29 (AD) (Allowed) Petitioner prays for anticipatory bail.

State and the distribution company are represented. In view of the petitioner depositing 50 per cent of the final assessment bill with the distribution company in terms of the order dated June 29, 2022, we grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

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 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and on condition that the petitioner will report before the Investigating Officer as and when called for till the conclusion of the investigation and on condition that the petitioner 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 petitioner in Court including cancelling the anticipatory bail granted without further reference to this Court.

Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is allowed.

C.R.M. (A) 3079 of 2022 is, thus, disposed of. (Debangsu Basak, J.) (Bibhas Ranjan De, J.)