Santosh Kumar v. State Of West Bengal

14.09.2022 Serial no.38 Aloke CRM (A) 4412 of 2022 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Chittaranjan Police Station Case No. 14 of 2022 dated 27.03.2022 under Sections 498A/302/201 of the Indian Penal Code read with Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. -AndIn the matter of : Santosh Kumar ... ... Petitioner Mr. Ayan Bharrathaya, Advocate Mr. Abhishek Nag, Advocate ... ... For the Petitioner Mr. Debabrata Chatterjee, Advocate Ms. Sonali Das, Advocate ... ...For the State Petitioner seeks anticipatory bail.

Petitioner claims to be the match maker.

Apparently, the police filed charge-sheet inter alia under Section 304B/306 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 after conducting investigation inter alia under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. In such circumstances, 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 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) 4412 of 2022 is disposed of.

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