Firdous Nisha v. State Of West Bengal

22.09.2022 (KC4)

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION C.R.M. (DB) 2866 of 2022 In Re:- An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

In the Matter of : Firdous Nisha .....petitioner.

Mr. Niladri Sekhar Ghosh, Ms. Srimoyee Mukherjee, Ms. Sompurna Chatterjee, Mr. Sourav Mondol ...for the petitioner.

Mr. Rudradipta Nandy, Ms. Sonali Das ...for the State.

The petitioner is accused of being involved in a Ponzi scam.

She is in custody for 159 days. Investigation is complete. Charge-sheet has been filed.

In those circumstances, we allow this application for bail.

The petitioner will be enlarged on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of like amount each, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Alipore on the following conditions:

1. The petitioner shall deposit her passport, if she has any, with the investigating officer,

2. She shall report before the said officer as and when summoned,

3. The petitioner shall not leave the limits of city of Kolkata without informing the I.C.,

4. She shall not intimidate the witnesses and/or tamper with evidence in any manner whatsoever,

5. The petitioner shall attend the court on each and every day of trial, in default, the court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bond without any reference to this bench.

The application for bail [CRM (DB) 2866 of 2022] is, accordingly, disposed of.

(I.P. MUKERJI, J.) (BISWAROOP CHOWDHURY, J.)