Ram Prakash Thakur v. State Of West Bengal

07.10.2021 Serial no. 19 Dd (Through Video Conference) CRM 6718 of 2021 In re : An Application for Bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Chanchal Police Station Case No. 337 of 2021 dated 19.05.2021 under Sections 498A, 304B, 34 of the Indian Penal Code (Corresponding to G.R. Case No. 1045 of 2021).

-AndIn the matter of : Ram Prakash Thakur ... ...Petitioner Mr. Sagar Saha, Advocate ... ... For the Petitioner Mr. S. G. Mukherji, Ld. PP Mr. Partha Pratim Das, Mrs. Manasi Roy, Advocates ... ...For the State Petitioner seeks bail.

Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that considering the period of detention and the fact that the police submitted charge sheet, bail may be granted. Learned advocate appearing for the State draws the attention of the Court to the contents of the case diary. Considering the period of detention of about 160 days and considering the fact that police submitted charge sheet, we are inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, we direct that 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, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Malda subject to condition that the petitioner shall appear before the learned trial court on every date of hearing until further orders and shall not intimidate

witnesses and/or tamper with evidence in any manner whatsoever.

In the event, the petitioner fails to appear before the trial court without any justifiable cause, the trial court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail of the petitioner in accordance with law without further reference to this Court.

The prayer for bail is allowed.

CRM 6718 of 2021 is disposed of.

(Debangsu Basak, J.) (Ananda Kumar Mukherjee, J.)