Sandipan Chakraborty @ Sandeepan Chakraborty v. State Of West Bengal And ANR

C.R.R. 2596 of 2021 Court No.

Item 2 ssi In the matter of:- Sandipan Chakraborty @ Sandeepan Chakraborty 08.02.

(via video conference) Mr. Debapratim Guha Mr. Priyanjit Kundu Ms. Anchita Sarkar ...for the petitioner Mr. Bidyut Kr. Roy Ms. Manisha Sharma ...for the State This is an application challenging the issuance of warrant of arrest against the petitioner in G.R. Case No. 378 of 2019 presently pending before the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Serampore, Hooghly.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits as follows. The petitioner is an accused in this case. He was granted anticipatory bail by this Court on 05.04.2019 in C.R.M No. 3788 of 2019. Thereafter the petitioner was regularly attending the Court. In 2021, during the height of COVID-19 pandemic, on two particular dates, the petitioner was unable to take steps before the learned trial Court. Because of this, a warrant of arrest was issued against him and the same has remained pending. The petitioner wants to join the proceeding at the earliest.

A certified copy of the order-sheet as filed on behalf of the petitioner in Court is taken on record.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State submits that the petitioner may be directed to surrender before the learned trial Court at the earliest. I have heard the submissions of the learned counsels appearing on behalf of the petitioner and the State and have perused the revision petition. It appears that on two occasions in 2021, the petitioner was unable to take steps.

The petitioner now wants to join the proceeding at the earliest.

In view of the above, the warrant of arrest issued against the petitioner shall remain stayed for a period of four weeks from this date. The petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned trial Court within four weeks from this date. In the event, the petitioner surrenders before the learned trial Court within the stipulated time and prays for bail, such application shall be considered in accordance with law by the learned trial Court.

With these observations, the revisional application is disposed of.

Urgent photostat certified copies of this order may be delivered to the learned Advocates for the parties, if applied for, upon compliance of all formalities. (Jay Sengupta, J.)