Ankita Saha v. State Of West Bengal

18.07.2022 Ct. No. 29 KAUSHIK Allowed C.R.M.(A) 3304 of 2022 In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Hirapur Police Station Case No. 157 of 2022 dated 28.04.2022 under Sections 306/120B/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. And In Re : Ankita Saha ...... petitioner Mr. Apurba Kumar Dutta ....for the petitioner Mr. S. G. Mukherjee, learned Public Prosecutor Mr. Partha Pratim Das Ms. Manasi Roy ....for the State The post mortem report of the victim suggests suicide. Considering the materials in the case diary, the gravity of the offence and the involvement of the petitioner therein, 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/-, 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 shall cooperate with the Investigating Officer 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.

This application for anticipatory bail is, thus, allowed. (Debangsu Basak, J.) (Bibhas Ranjan De, J.)