Bikram Mandal v. State Of West Bengal

24.08.2022 Serial no. 17 [Dd] (Anticipatory bail) Allowed) CRM (A) 4031 of 2022 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Farakka Police Station Case No. 12 of 2020 dated 14.01.2020 corresponding to NDPS case no. 13 of 2020 under Sections 18(b)/29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.

-AndIn the matter of : Bikram Mandal ... ... Petitioner Ms. Minoti Gomes, Mr. Mounick Ghosh, Advocates ... ... For the Petitioner Mr. T. D. Nandy, Mr. Antarikhya Basu, Advocates ... ...For the State The claim for parity with the other co-accuseds who were enlarged on anticipatory bail by this Hon'ble Court is not being disputed on behalf of the State.

Nine co-accuseds were granted anticipatory bail by this Hon'ble Court from time to time. Police filed Charge sheet. 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 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) 4031 of 2022 is disposed of.

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