Sushanta Roy v. State Of West Bengal

C.R.M. (A) 4649 of 2022 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Tehatta Police Station Case No. 643 of 2022 dated 01.08.2022 under Sections 448/376/506 of the Indian Penal Code. And In the matter of: Sushanta Roy ....petitioner.

Mr. Asraf Mandal ...for the petitioner.

Mr. Pravash Bhattacharjee Mr. Suman Saha ...for the State.

Petitioner prays for anticipatory bail.

28.09.2022 Sl.65 Court No.29 (AD) (Allowed) There is a previous police complaint lodged at the behest of the wife of the petitioner.

The possibility of the present police complaint being lodged as a counterblast thereto cannot be overlooked at this stage.

In such circumstances, we 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 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and on condition that the petitioner will report before the Investigating Officer once a fortnight till the conclusion of the investigation and on 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.

Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is allowed.

C.R.M. (A) 4649 of 2022 is, thus, disposed of. (Debangsu Basak, J.) (Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.)