Radhika Tudu v. State Of West Bengal

04/12/2025 D/L - 13 Court No.28 S. Kundu Allowed C.R.M.(A) 3368 of 2025 In Re: An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the BNSS, 2023. In connection with Kumarganj P.S case no. 174 of 2025 dated 13/5/2025 under sections 316(2)/316(4)/316(5)/61/3(5) of the BNS. In the matter of: Radhika Tudu

...Petitioner.

Mr. Kaushik Chowdhury ...for the petitioner.

Mr. Ronobir Roy Chowdhury Ms. Rituparna Saha ...for the State.

1. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. Without prejudice, she had deposited bulk of the money allegedly defalcated with the concerned authority.

2. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail. However, she relies on the report and submits that about half of the money allegedly defalcated has been deposited by the petitioner without prejudice.

3. Considering the above and the other materials available in the case diary and further considering the fact that the petitioner is a lady, I do not think that custodial interrogation of the petitioner is required in this case and I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

4. In the event of arrest, the petitioner 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 the Arresting Officer and also be subject to further conditions that the petitioner shall cooperate with the investigation and shall not threaten or intimidate the witnesses.

5. Accordingly, the application for anticipatory bail is allowed.

6. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties upon compliance with requisite formalities.

(Jay Sengupta, J.)