Biswajit Malik v. State Of West Bengal

July 25, 2022

(53) ARDR Allowed CRM (A) 3527 of 2022 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Joypur Police Station Case No. 71 of 2022 dated 09.05.2022 under Sections 363/365 of the Indian Penal Code.

And In the matter of: Biswajit Malik ....petitioner.

Mr. Amal Krishna Samanta, ...for the petitioner.

Mr. Navanil De, ...for the State.

Petitioner prays for anticipatory bail.

Considering the statements of the victim recorded under Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 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/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only), with two sureties of like amount each, to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer and subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and on condition that the petitioner will report before the Investigating Officer once a month 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.

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

C.R.M. (A) 3527 of 2022 is thus, disposed of. (Debangsu Basak, J.) (Bibhas Ranjan De, J.)