Ayra Bibi And ORS v. State Of West Bengal

04.01.2024 Serial no. 62 Anticipatory Bail [Allowed] Dd CRM (A) 4475 of 2023 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Khargram Police Station Case No. 274 of 2023 dated 01.08.2023 under Sections 498A/304B/306/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. (G.R. Case No. 1457/2023) -AndIn the matter of : Ayra Bibi & Ors.

... ... Petitioners Ms. Minoti Gomes, Md. Hafiz Ali, Advocates ... ... For the Petitioners Mr. Bidyut Kr. Roy, Ms. Rita Datta, Advocates ... ...For the State Petition is taken up for consideration subsequent to order dated October 16, 2023.

By such order, interim anticipatory bail was granted by the co-ordinate Bench.

It is submitted at the Bar that the co-ordinate Bench did not consider the materials in the case diary and passed such order in view of the ensuing Puja vacation.

We perused the materials in the case diary.

Petitioners before us are the in-laws of the victim. The husband of the victim is not an accused in the police case.

Police filed charge sheet.

The principal accused being the father-in-law of the victim was arrested and enlarged on bail by the jurisdictional Court.

In such circumstances, we confirm the interim order granted on October 16, 2023.

Consequently, we grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

Accordingly, we direct that in the event of arrest the petitioners shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) each, 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 petitioners 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 petitioners in Court including cancelling the anticipatory bail granted without further reference to this Court. Prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners is allowed. CRM (A) 4475 of 2023 is disposed of.

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