Rakesh Singh v. State Of West Bengal

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

Criminal Miscellaneous Jurisdiction 26.9.2022 S.D Item no.129 CRM (DB) 2947 of 2022 Rakesh Singh -VsThe State of West Bengal Mr. Suman Chakraborty ...For the petitioner.

Mr. Rudradipta Nandy Ms. Sonali Das .... For the State. The petitioner is accused of being involved of a ponzi scam. It is his case that he was an employee of the organization allegedly involved in the scam and had no direct role to play in the transactions in question.

Learned advocate for the state denies the statement and submits that the petitioner was involved in the management of the said organization.

He is in custody for 174 days. The chargesheet has been filed in court.

The co-accused are already enlarged on bail.

Considering the facts and circumstances above, we are of the view that the petitioner should now be enlarged on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of like amount each, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the learned Judge, Special Court-cum-Additional Sessions Judge, 1st Court, Hooghly, subject to the following conditions:-

1. The petitioner is to deposit his passport, if he has one, with the investigating agency within three days from date;

2. He will meet the investigating officer as and when summoned

3. He shall not leave the district of Paschim Burdwan without informing the investigating officer.

4. He shall not tamper with the evidence or interfere with the witnesses in any manner.

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. (Biswaroop Chowdhury, J.) (I.P. Mukerji, J.)