Jahanara Bibi And ANR v. State Of West Bengal

03.08.2022 Serial no.39 Aloke CRM (A) 3720 of 2022 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Amdanga Police Station Case No. 127 of 2021 dated 04.03.2021 under Sections 420/423/467/468/471/474/120B of the Indian Penal Code.

-AndIn the matter of : Jahanara Bibi & Anr.

... ... Petitioners Mr. Yanus Mondal, Advocate Mr. Pronojit Roy, Advocate ... ... For the Petitioners Mr. Prasun Kr. Dutta, ld. APP Mr. Santanu Deb Roy, Advocate ... ...For the State Petitioners seek anticipatory bail.

Learned Advocate appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners entered into a settlement with the de facto complainant.

Learned Advocate appearing for the State draws the attention to the materials in the case diary. He submits that the petitioners are guilty of forging documents and altering the records of immovable property maintained with the Block Land and Land Reforms Office.

The private disputes between the de facto complainant and the petitioners may or may not have been settled. However, the incident of criminal liability by reason of forging of documents remains. There are materials in the case diary implicating the petitioenrs.

In such circumstances, we are unable to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

Prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is rejected. CRM (A) 3720 of 2022 is dismissed.

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