Kartich Pradhan v. State Of West Bengal

(AD) 02.03.2022 Court No.29 (Allowed) C.R.M. 8491 of 2021 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Egra P.S. Case No.205 of 2016 dated 16/05/2016 under Section 135(1)(a) of the Electricity Act, 2003.

And In the matter of: Kartick Pradhan ....petitioner.

Mr. Kapil Chandra Sahoo ...for the petitioner.

Mr. Narayan Prasad Agarwala Mr. Pratick Bose ...for the State.

Mr. Aniket Mitra ... for the WBSEDCL.

Petitioner seeks anticipatory bail.

Considering the fact that the petitioner deposited the amount in terms of the order dated December 21, 2021 and considering the gravity of the offence and the involvement of the petitioner therein, we 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 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 meet the Investigating Officer once a month till the conclusion of the investigation and that the petitioner shall appear before the jurisdictional Court and pray

for regular bail within four weeks from date. The prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is allowed. C.R.M. 8491 of 2021 is disposed of.

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