Arka Dutta v. State Of West Bengal

C.R.M. 6728 of 2021 With CRAN 1 of 2021 15.02.2022 Sl. 22 Court No.29 sourav (Allowed) In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure filed on 04.10.2021 in connection with Chetla P.S. Case No. 158 of 2020 dated 02.09.2020 under Section 417 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 4 of the POCSO Act.

And In the matter of: Arka Dutta ....petitioner.

Mr. Rabiul Islam Ms. Pramita Banerjee ...for the petitioner.

Raju Mondal ...for defacto complainant.

Mr. Debabrata Chatterjee Ms. Mousumi Sarkar Ms. Debjani Sahu ...for the State.

Petitioner seeks anticipatory bail.

Considering the statement of the victim recorded under Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code on December 23, 2021 and considering the gravity of the offence and the involvement of the petitioner therein and considering the fact that police filed chargesheet, 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 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 appear before the jurisdictional court and pray for regular bail within four weeks from date and on further condition that the petitioner shall appear before the court below on every date

fixed for hearing.

Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is allowed.

C.R.M. 6728 of 2022 along with CRAN 1 of 2021 are, thus, disposed of accordingly.

(Debangsu Basak, J.) (Bibhas Ranjan De, J.)