Calcutta High CourtCRM (A)/3123/2022allowed

Sanatan Mandal And Others v. State Of West Bengal

2022-07-07Hon'Ble Justice Debangsu Basak,Hon'Ble Justice Bibhas Ranjan De2 pages

07.07.2022 Serial no. 06 [Dd] (Anticipatory Bail) (Allowed) CRM (A) 3123 of 2022 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Ratua Police Station Case No. 292 of 2022 dated 10.06.2022 under Sections 498A/304B/302 of the Indian Penal Code. -AndIn the matter of : Sanatan Mandal & Ors. ... ... Petitioners Mr. Amitabha Karmakar, Mr. Arup Kumar Bhowmick, Advocates ... ... For the Petitioners Mr. S. G. Mukherji, ld. PP Mr. Aniket Mitra, Advocates ... ...For the State The application is taken up for consideration subsequent to order dated July 4, 2022.

The postmortem report of the victim suggests suicide. The husband and the mother-in-law of the victim are in custody.

Considering the nature of allegations made against the present petitioners, and considering 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 further condition that the petitioner

nos. 1 and 3 shall report before the Investigating Officer once in a fortnight till the conclusion of the investigation and petitioner nos. 2 and 4 shall cooperate with the investigation till its completion 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) 3123 of 2022 is disposed of.

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