Suchitra Halder @ Suchitra Haldar v. State Of West Bengal

04.07.2023 tkm/ct 28 C.R.M. (DB) 2533 of 2023 sl no. 87 In Re : An application for bail under section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Lalgola P.S case no. 448 of 2022 dated 22.11.2022 under sections 498A/304B/306/34 IPC and Allowed In Re : Suchitra Halder @ Suchitra Haldar ...... petitioner Mr. D P Samanta ...... for the petitioner Mr. Binay Panda Mr. S Bhakat ...... for the State Petitioner is in custody for 218 days. She submits that she has been falsely implicated in the case. She prays for bail. Learned lawyer for the State opposes the bail prayer and submits that the victim housewife committed suicide within nine months of marriage.

We have considered the materials on record. Though allegations are grave, petitioner is in custody for a considerable period of time. Possibility of conclusion of trial in near future is bleak. 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 Lalbagh Murshidabad 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 she fails to appear before the trial court without justifiable cause, the trial court shall be at liberty to cancel her bail automatically without reference to this court. The application being CRM (DB) 2533 of 2023 is disposed of.

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