Ranjan Kr Bakuli @ Bhola v. State Of West Bengal

04.07.2023 tkm/ct 28 C.R.M. (DB) 2512 of 2023 sl no. 67 In Re : An application for bail under section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Bagnan P.S case no. 11 of 2021 dated 9.1.2021 under sections 15/16 of the Petroleum and Mineral Pipe Line (Acquisition of Right of user in Land Act) and 3/4 of the PDPP Act and 3/4 of the explosive Substances Act and Allowed In Re : Ranjan Kr. Bakuli @ Bhola ... petitioner Ms. D P Mitra ...... for the petitioner Mr. S G Mukherjee, ld PP ...... for the State Mr. Sharmistha Ghosh Mr. A Dutta Mr. Amit Ghosh Mr. V Chatterjee Mr. T Nandi ...... for the de facto complainant Heard learned lawyer for the parties.

We have considered the materials on record. There is little possibility of trial concluding in near future. Co-accused are on bail. Offences even if proved, do not attract mandatory life imprisonment. Balancing the nature of accusation with the period of detention suffered by the petitioner, we are inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

Accordingly, the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of like amount each, one of whom must be local to the satisfaction of the learned ACJM, Uluberia, Howrah on condition that the petitioner shall appear before the trial court on every date of hearing and shall not intimidate witnesses or tamper with evidence in any manner whatsoever.

In the event he fails to appear before the trial court without justifiable cause, the trial court shall be at liberty to cancel his bail automatically without reference to this court. The application being CRM (DB) 2512 of 2023 is disposed of.

(Ajay Kumar Gupta, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)