Ismatara Begam @ Esmatara Begam v. State Of West Bengal

04.07.2023 tkm/ct 28 C.R.M. (DB) 2636 of 2023 sl no. 185 In Re : An application for bail under section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Khanakul P.S case no. 316 of 2023 dated 11.5.2023 under sections 498A/406/304B IPC and section 4 of the DP Act and Allowed In Re : Ismatara Begam @ Esmatara Begum ...... petitioner Mr. N s Ghosh Mr. S Mondal Ms. S Chatterjee ...... for the petitioner Mr. Joydeep Roy Mr. Amanul Islam ...... for the State Heard learned lawyer for the parties.

We have considered the materials on record. Petitioner is the mother-in-law of the victim lady. She is in custody for 61 days. Allegations of torture are general and omnibus in nature. Keeping in mind the aforesaid facts, 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 Arambagh, Hooghly 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) 2636 of 2023 is disposed of.

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