Sandip Kumar Banerjee v. State Of West Bengal

08.09.2022 Serial no.10 Aloke CRM (A) 4319 of 2022 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Rampurhat Police Station Case No. 435 of 2022 dated 01.08.2022 under Sections 498A/307 of the Indian Penal Code read with Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. -AndIn the matter of : Sandip Kumar Banerjee ... ... Petitioner Mr. Bitasok Banerjee, Advocate ... ... For the Petitioner Mr. Anowar Hossain, Advocate Ms. Ratna Ghosh, Advocate ... ...For the State Petitioner seeks anticipatory bail.

The police complaint was lodged after nine years of marriage. Considering the materials in the case diary and the nature of allegations levelled as against the petitioner and the period of marriage, 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 condition that the petitioner shall meet the Investigating Officer once in a month till the conclusion of the investigation 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) 4319 of 2022 is disposed of.

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