Ashutosh Mondal v. State Of West Bengal

03.11.2022 Serial no. 06 [Dd] (Anticipatory bail) Allowed) CRM (A) 4697 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. 786 of 2022 dated 10.09.2022 under Sections 498A/302/34 of the Indian Penal Code. -AndIn the matter of : Ashutosh Mondal ... ... Petitioner Ms. Minoti Gomes, Mr. Amanul Islam, Mr. Sourav Mukherjee, Ms. Sabera Khatun, Advocates ... ... For the Petitioner Mr. Saswata Gopal Mukherjee, ld. PP Mr. Partha Pratim Das, Ms. Eshita Dutta, Advocates ... ...For the State The postmortem report of the deceased suggests that the victim committed suicide.

The death occurred within three months of the marriage.

There are omnibus allegations as against the petitioner in the case dairy.

The husband and the mother-in-law of the deceased are in custody.

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 further condition that the petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer once in a week 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) 4697 of 2022 is disposed of.

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