Chandan Mal v. State Of West Bengal

C.R.M. (A) 3183 of 2022 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Haripal Police Station Case No. 75 of 2022 dated 14.04.2022 under Sections 341/323/326/504/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. And In the matter of: Chandan Mal ....petitioner.

Mr. Arunava Ganguly Mr. Piyas Choudhury ...for the petitioner.

Mr. Saswata Gopal Mukherjee, Ld. PP Ms. Faria Hossain Ms. Mamata Jana ...for the State.

12.07.2022 Sl. 8 Court No.29 (AD) (Allowed) Petitioner prays for anticipatory bail.

Learned Advocate appearing for the state draws the attention of the Court to the injury report of the victim and the statement of the victim recorded under Section 161 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Considering the nature of injuries suffered by the victim, the gravity of the offence and the involvement of the petitioner therein as transpiring from the materials in the case diary, 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 once a month 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) 3183 of 2022 is, thus, disposed of. (Debangsu Basak, J.) (Bibhas Ranjan De, J.)