Harisadhan Nayak And ANR v. State Of West Bengal

14.12.2021 cm/ct 28 C.R.M. 5833 of 2021 sl no. 96 In Re : An application for Anticipatory bail under section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Jhargram P.S Case No. 46 of 2021 dated 01.03.2021 under Sections 498A/302/34 of the Indian Penal Code read with sections 3 / 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act And Allowed In Re : Harisadhan Nayak & Anr.

..... petitioners Mr. Apalak Basu Mr. Nazir Ahmed Mr. S. Seth ...... for the petitioners Mr. Swapan Banerjee Mr. Suman De ...... for the State Petitioners are the parents-in-law of the victim housewife. It is contended that the incident occurred 12 years after marriage. Learned lawyer for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.

We have considered the materials on record including statement of the son of the deceased. Keeping in mind the extent of complicity of the petitioners in the alleged crime, we are of the opinion they may be granted pre-arrest bail.

Accordingly, we direct that in the event of arrest, the petitioners shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs. 10,000/- 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.

Petitioners shall appear before the court below and pray for regular bail within two weeks from date.

The application being CRM 5833 of 2021 is disposed of. ( Bivas Pattanayak, J. ) ( Joymalya Bagchi, J.)