Gopal Hazra v. State Of West Bengal And ANR

23.09.2022 Serial no. 05 [Dd] (Anticipatory bail) Allowed) CRM (A) 4448 of 2022 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Katwa Police Station Case No. 24 of 2020 dated 16.01.2020 under Sections 135(1)(a) of the Electricity Act, 2003. -AndIn the matter of : Gopal Hazra ... ... Petitioner Mr. Niladri Sekhar Ghosh, Ms. Srimoyee Mukherjee, Ms. Sompurna Chatterjee, Mr. Sourav Mondal, Advocates ... ... For the Petitioner Mr. Mirza Firoj Ahmed Begg, Advocate ... ...For the State Mr. Aniket Mitra, Advocate .. ... For the WBSEDCL The petitioner complied with the order dated September 16, 2022.

Considering the gravity of the offence and the involvement of the petitioner therein, 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 report before the Investigating Officer as and when called for 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) 4448 of 2022 is disposed of.

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