Ratan Ghosh And ANR v. State Of West Bengal

C.R.M. (A) 5096 of 2022 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Bhimpur P.S. Case No.429 of 2022 dated 15/10/2022 under Sections 417/376/506 of the Indian Penal Code.

And In the matter of: Ratan Ghosh & Anr.

....petitioners.

Mr. Prabir Majumdar ...for the petitioners.

Mr. Sujan Chatterjee ...for the State.

(AD) 07.11.2022 Court No.29 (Allowed) Petitioners pray for anticipatory bail.

Petitioner no.1 and the de facto complainant entered into a relationship as transpiring from the statement of the de facto complainant recorded under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Both the de facto complainant and the petitioner no.1 are adults. They are expected to understand the consequences of their relationship.

In such circumstances, 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 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 no.1 will report before the Investigating Officer once a month till the conclusion of the

investigation and petitioner no.2 will cooperate with the investigation till the conclusion of the investigation and on 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. The prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners is allowed.

C.R.M. (A) 5096 of 2022 is disposed of.

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