Gour Gobinda Das v. State Of West Bengal

17.08.2022 Serial no. 08 [Dd] (Anticipatory bail) Allowed) CRM (A) 3899 of 2022 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Belda Police Station Case No. 264 of 2022 dated 22.06.2022 under Sections 342/376/506 of the Indian Penal Code corresponding to G.R. No. 534/2022.

-AndIn the matter of : Gour Gobinda Das ... ... Petitioner Ms. Nandita Baksi, Mr. Arunava Maity, Advocates ... ... For the Petitioner Mr. Anowar Hossain, Ms. Ratna Ghosh, Advocates ... ...For the State The application is taken up for consideration subsequent to order dated August 12, 2022.

The mobile phone of the petitioner was seized pursuant to such order.

The statement of the victim recorded under Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code acknowledges a relationship between her and the petitioner.

In such circumstances, we are inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

Accordingly, we direct that in the event of arrest the petitioner shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only), 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 further condition that the petitioner shall report before the

Investigating Officer once in a month till the conclusion of the investigation and on further condition that the petitioner 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 petitioner in Court including cancelling the anticipatory bail granted without further reference to this Court. Prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is allowed. CRM (A) 3899 of 2022 is disposed of.

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