Calcutta High CourtCRM (A)/3589/2024allowed

Arpan Pal v. The State Of West Bengal

2024-10-07Hon'Ble Justice Joymalya Bagchi,Hon'Ble Justice Apurba Sinha Ray2 pages

07.10.2024 SL No.31 Court No.29 (gc) (Allowed) CRM (A) 3589 of 2024 In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 corresponding to Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Singur Police Station Case No.340 of 2024 dated 25.07.2024 under Sections 420/468/504/506 of the Indian Penal Code and 66D/66E of the Information Technology Act, 2000.

And In the matter of : Mr. Arpan Pal .... Petitioner.

Mr. Pawan Kumar Gupta, Ms. Sofia Nesar, Mr. Santanu Sett ....For the Petitioner.

Mr. Anand Keshari, Mr. Asif Dewan ... For the State.

1. Heard the learned Counsel for the parties.

2. Considering the materials available in the case diary, the nature and extent of complicity of the petitioner in the commission of the alleged offence and having regard to the fact that the dispute arose with regard to the repayment of loan and having regard to the facts revealed from the case diary that the certain repayments have been made, we are of the view that custodial interrogation of the petitioner is not necessary.

3. Accordingly, we direct that in the event of arrest, the petitioner namely, Mr. Arpan Pal, shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/-, with two sureties of like amount each, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the arresting officer and also subject to the conditions as laid down under Section Signed By :

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438(2) of the Cr.P.C., 1973 corresponding to Section 482(2) of the BNSS, 2023 and on further condition that the petitioner shall meet the I.O. once in a fortnight till the submission of the final report.

4. It is further directed that the petitioner shall appear before the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chandernagar, Hooghly in connection with G.R. Case No.1440 of 2024 within two weeks from date.

5. Accordingly, the application for anticipatory bail is disposed of.

6. All parties shall act on the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. (Soumen Sen, J.) (Uday Kumar, J.) Signed By :

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