Santosh Kumar Laya And ANR v. State Of West Bengal

16.12.2021 sdas Allowed C.R.M. 7510 of 2021 (via video conference) In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Egra Police Station Case No. 92 of 2019 dated 07.02.2019 under Sections 186/189/332/379/506/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section135(1)(b) of the Electricity Act. And In Re : Santosh Kumar Laya & Anr. petitioners Sk. Sahjahan Ali .....for the petitioners Mr. Aniket Mitra .... for WBSEDCL Learned advocate appearing for the petitioners submits the petitioners have deposited sum of Rs.95,000/- against a bill for unmetered consumption to the tune of Rs.1,90,000/-. In view of the aforesaid fact and the nature of allegation, 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.

and pray for regular bail within a period of four weeks from date.

This application for anticipatory bail is, thus, allowed. (Bivas Pattanayak, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)