Ranapati Ray v. State Of West Bengal

28.09.2022 Serial no.12 Aloke CRM (A) 4579 of 2022 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Gopalnagar Police Station Case No. 367 of 2022 dated 09.07.2022 under Sections 25 & 27 Arms Act.

-AndIn the matter of : Ranapati Ray ... ... Petitioner Mr. Amitabha Ghosh, Advocate ... ... For the Petitioner Mr. Negjuive Ahmed, ld. APP Ms. Trina Mitra, Advocate ... ...For the State Petitioner seeks anticipatory bail.

Learned Advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is an Accountant in a college. Departmental proceedings were initiated against the petitioner. The petitioner was placed under suspension. The order of suspension was challenged before this Hon'ble Court whereupon the learned Single Judge was pleased to set aside the order of suspension. An appeal was preferred. The Appellate Court directed expeditious disposal of the disciplinary proceedings. In the interregnum arms were seized from an almirah in the college premises allegedly used by the petitioner. The issue of false implication cannot be overlooked at this stage.

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 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) 4579 of 2022 is disposed of.

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