Sujit Basak v. State Of West Bengal

07.11.2022 Serial no. 65 [Dd] (Anticipatory bail) Allowed) CRM (A) 4925 of 2022 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with G.R. No. 930 of 2022 arising out of Nadanghat Police Station Case No. of dated 09.06.2022 under Sections 498A/304B/306/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

-AndIn the matter of : Sujit Basak ... ... Petitioner Ms. Sonali Das, Advocate ... ... For the Petitioner Mr. Pravash Bhattacharya, Mr. Pratick Bose, Advocates ... ...For the State The husband is in custody. The police filed charge sheet. There is a statement of the neighbour claiming that the petitioner was one of the persons who tortured the deceased. The nature of allegations as against the petitioner are omnibus in nature.

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 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) 4925 of 2022 is disposed of.

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