Barsha Sikder And ORS v. State Of West Bengal

11.08.2022 Ct. No. 29 KAUSHIK Allowed C.R.M.(A) 3850 of 2022 In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Ranaghat Police Station Case No. 297 of 2022 dated 07.05.2022 under Sections 498A/304B/302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

And In Re : Barsha Sikder & Ors.

...... petitioners Ms. Sananda Bhattacharya ....for the petitioners Mr. S. G. Mukherjee, learned Public Prosecutor Mr. Partha Pratim Das Ms. Manasi Roy ....for the State Considering the fact that the police filed charge-sheet, inter alia, under Section 498A/34 of the Indian Penal Code against the petitioners and considering the fact that the police filed charge-sheet, inter alia, under Sections 498A/302 of the Indian Penal Code against the husband, who is in custody, we 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/- 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 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.

This application for anticipatory bail is, thus, allowed. (Debangsu Basak, J.) (Bibhas Ranjan De, J.)