Ratan Barman And ORS v. The State Of West Bengal

Court No. 29 (266041) CRM (A) 2417 of 2024 c In re: An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure corresponding to Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita in connection with Gangarampur Police Station Case No. 282 of 2024 dated 06.06.2024 under Section 306/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

15.07.2024 (AD 68) (S. Banerjee) (Allowed) And In the matter of: Ratan Barman & Ors.

...petitioners Mr. Kaushik Chaudhury Ms. Busra Khatun ... for the petitioners Ms. Anasuya Sinha Ms. Shaila Afrin ... for the State

1. The son of the de facto complainant was in a love relationship with the petitioner no. 3. The de facto complainant did not approve such relation and there was ill-feeling between the de facto complainant and her son. The son of the de facto complainant apparently committed suicide.

2. Considering the materials available in the Case Diary, the Inquest Report and the complicity of the petitioner in the alleged offence, we are of the view that custodial interrogation of the petitioners is not necessary.

3. Accordingly, we direct that in the event of arrest, the petitioners shall 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 Signed By :

SWARUP BANERJEE High Court of Calcutta 22 nd of July 2024 12:38:52 PM

the arresting officer and also subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The petitioners shall meet the I.O. once in a fortnight or as and when required.

4. It is further directed 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 presence of the petitioner in Court including cancelling the anticipatory bail granted without further reference to this Court.

5. Accordingly, the application for anticipatory bail is allowed.

6. All parties shall act on the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. (Soumen Sen, J.) (Uday Kumar, J.)