Ranjita Singh @ Manashi And ANR. v. The State Of West Bengal

14.11.2024 Ct. No. 28 SL No. 68 SB CRM (DB) 2888 of 2024 In Re: - An application for bail under Section 483 of the B.N.S.S. 2023 in connection with Balurghat P.S. Case No. 798 of 2022 dated 06.11.2022 under Sections 363 / 365 of Indian Penal Code and Charge Sheet No. 844 of 2022 dated 30.12.2022 under Sections 363/365 of Indian Penal Code adding Section 302/201/120B/34 of the Indian Penal Code. And In the matter of: Ranjita Singh @ Manashi & Anr. Mr. Kaushik Choudhury ... for the petitioners Ms. Amita Gaur Mr. Nirupam Dhali ...for the State

1. Heard the learned lawyers for both parties.

2. We have considered the materials on record. Petitioners are not the principal accused. They are in the custody for about two years. There is no possibility concluding the trial in the near future. Co-accused is on bail.

3. Accordingly, we are inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail.

4. Accordingly, we direct that in the event of arrest the petitioners shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- each with two sureties of like amount each, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur subject to condition that petitioner shall appear before the learned Trial Court on every date of hearing until further order and shall not intimidate witnesses or tamper with evidence in any manner whatsoever.

5. In the event, petitioners fail to appear before the trial court without any justifiable cause, the trial court shall be at liberty to cancel their bail prayer in accordance with law without further reference to this Court.

6. The application for bail is, thus, allowed and disposed of. (Gaurang Kanth, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.) Signed By :

SAURABH BANDYOPADHYAY High Court of Calcutta 19 th of November 2024 03:03:55 PM