Habiba Bibi And ORS. v. State Of West Bengal

28.07.2022 Serial no.62 Aloke CRM (A) 3592 of 2022 In re: An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Kandi Police Station Case No. 336 of 2022 dated 17.06.2022 under Sections 448/325/307/354(B)/506/34 of the Indian Penal Code. -AndIn the matter of : Habiba Bibi & Ors.

... ... Petitioners Mr. Md. Hafiz Ali, Advocate ... ... For the Petitioners Mr. Debabrata Chatterjee, ld. APP Mr. Santanu Chatterjee, Advocate ... ... For the State Petitioners seek anticipatory bail.

Considering the nature of injuries suffered by the victim and considering the materials in the case diary and considering the gravity of the offence and the involvement of the petitioners therein, we are inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

Accordingly, we direct that in the event of arrest the petitioners shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) each, 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 condition that the petitioner no. 3 shall meet the Investigating Officer once in a fortnight till the conclusion of the investigation and petitioner nos. 1, 2 and 4 will cooperate with the investigation and on further condition that the petitioners 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 petitioners in Court including cancelling the anticipatory bail granted without further reference to this Court. Prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners is allowed. CRM (A) 3592 of 2022 is disposed of.

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