Rajib Manna v. State Of West Bengal

26.09.2022 Serial no.3 Aloke CRM (A) 4407 of 2022 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Mahishadal Police Station Case No. 230 of 2022 dated 06.08.2022 under Sections 376/406/448/506 of the Indian Penal Code.

-AndIn the matter of : Rajib Manna ... ... Petitioner Mr. Amitabha Karmakar, Advocate Mr. Arup Kr. Bhowmick, Advocate ... ... For the Petitioner Mr. Sudip Kumar, Advocate ... ...For the State Petitioner seeks anticipatory bail.

The Court is informed that the articles were seized in the presence of the de facto complainant.

Considering the gravity of the offence and the involvement of the petitioner therein and considering the subsequent development, 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) 4407 of 2022 is disposed of.

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