Prasenjit Malick @ Prasenjit Mallick @ Babu v. State Of West Bengal

C.R.M. (A) 4921 of 2022 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Bhimpur Police Station Case No. 174 of 2022 dated 13.05.2022 under Sections 498A/306 of the Indian Penal Code.

And In the matter of: Prasenjit Malick @ Prasenjit Mallick @ Babu ....petitioner.

Mr. Satadru Lahiri Mr. Safdar Azam ...for the petitioner.

Mr. Binay Panda Ms. Puspita Saha ...for the State.

Petitioner prays for anticipatory bail.

16.11.2022 Sl.38 Court No.29 (AD) (Allowed) Petitioner complied with the directions contained in the order dated October 13, 2022.

The petitioner was given interim protection by such order. The materials in the case diary suggest that the allegations of torture are general and omnibus in nature. The police complaint was lodged twelve years after the marriage.

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) 4921 of 2022 is, thus, disposed of. (Debangsu Basak, J.) (Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.)