Arviand Gupta And ANR v. State Of West Bengal And ANR

19.09.2022 Serial no. 04 [Dd] (Anticipatory Bail) (Allowed) CRM (A) 4337 of 2022 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Golabari Police Station Case No. 326 dated 23rd August, 2022 under Sections 135/138 of the Electricity Act, 2003. -AndIn the matter of : Arviand Kumar Gupta & Anr. ... ... Petitioners Mr. Indranil Halder, Advocate ... ... For the Petitioners Ms. Ratna Ghosh, Advocate ... ...For the State Ms. Sreyashee Biswas, Advocate .. ...For the CESC Ltd.

The petitioners 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 petitioners.

Accordingly, we direct that in the event of arrest the petitioners shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) each, 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 petitioners 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 petitioners in Court including cancelling the anticipatory bail granted without further reference to this Court. Prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners is allowed. CRM (A) 4337 of 2022 is disposed of.

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