Abdul Hakim Mondal And ANR v. The State Of West Bengal

10.09.2024 Court No.29 Item No. 59 Allowed ar CRM (A) 3210 of 2024 In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Sonamukhi Police Station Case No. 159 of 2024 dated 11.07.2024 corresponding to G.R Case No. 933 of 2024 under Sections 126(2)/74/115(2)/117(2)/109/304/3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

And In Re: Abdul Hakim Mondal & Anr.

Petitioners Mr. Soumik Ganguli For the Petitioners Mr. Bibaswan Bhattacharya Ms. Rituparna Saha For the State

1. Heard the learned counsel for the parties.

2. Considering the materials available in case diary, the nature and extent of complicity of the petitioners in the commission of the alleged offence and the statement of the victim and the nature of injuries, which appear to be simple, we are of the view that custodial interrogation of the petitioners is not necessary.

3. Accordingly, we direct that in the event of arrest, the petitioners, namely, Abdul Hakim Mondal and Sekim Mondal shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- each, with two registered sureties of like amount each, subject to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer and also to comply with the conditions as laid down in Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, corresponding to Section 482(2) of the BNSS, 2023. The petitioners shall meet the Investigating Officer once in a week till the submission of the final report and shall not enter the Signed By :

AMITAVA ROY High Court of Calcutta 12 th of September 2024 11:07:06 AM

jurisdiction of Sonamukhi Police Station, except for the purpose of meeting the I.O and attending the Court and shall provide the present address to the I.O where he is presently residing and on further condition that the petitioners shall appear before the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, at Bankura, within two weeks from date in connection with G.R Case No. 933 of 2024. In the event of noncompliance of any of the conditions, the anticipatory bail shall stand automatically cancelled without any further reference to this Court.

4. Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners is allowed and the same is accordingly disposed of.

5. All parties shall act on the server copies of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court.

(Soumen Sen, J) (Prasenjit Biswas, J) Signed By :

AMITAVA ROY High Court of Calcutta 12 th of September 2024 11:07:06 AM