Sushanta Jana v. State Of West Bengal And ANR

19.09.2022 Serial no. 03 [Dd] (Anticipatory bail) Allowed) CRM (A) 4335 of 2022 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Pataspur Police Station Case No. 331 of 2022 dated 08.06.2022 under Sections 135(1)(b) of the Electricity Act, 2003 with amendment Act, 2007.

-AndIn the matter of : Sushanta Jana ... ... Petitioner Mr. Amal Krishna Samanta, Advocate ... ... For the Petitioner Mr. Aniket Mitra, Advocate ... ...For the WBSEDCL Ms. Kumkum Mitra, Advocate .. ...For the State The petitioner deposited 50% of the final assessment bill with the Distribution Company in terms of the order dated September 8, 2022.

In such circumstances and considering the materials on record, 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 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) 4335 of 2022 is disposed of.

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