Kadarbanu Mondal v. State Of West Bengal And ANR

31.08.2022 Serial no. 02 [Dd] (Anticipatory bail) Allowed) CRM (A) 4064 of 2022 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Katwa Police Station Case No. 276 of 2022 dated 24.05.2022 under Sections 135(1)(a)&(b) of the Electricity Act, 2003 as amended by Electricity (amendment) Act, 2007. -AndIn the matter of : Kadarbanu Mondal ... ... Petitioner Mr. Atarul Hoque Molla, Advocate ... ... For the Petitioner Ms. Ratna Ghosh, Advocate ... ...For the State Mr. Aniket Mitra, Advocate ... ...For the WBSEDCL The petitioner deposited 50% of the final assessment bill with the Distribution Company in terms of the order dated August 25, 2022.

Considering the materials in the case dairy and the gravity of the offence, 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 cooperate with the investigation till its conclusion 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) 4064 of 2022 is disposed of.

(Debangsu Basak, J.) (Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.)