Lakhi Devi And ANR. v. State Of West Bengal

28.11.2022 Serial no. 03 [Dd] (Anticipatory Bail) (Allowed) CRM (A) 5250 of 2022 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Chitpore Police Station Case No. 163 dated 13th October, 2022 under Sections 135/138 of the Electricity Act, 2003. -AndIn the matter of : Lakhi Devi & Anr.

... ... Petitioners Mr. Indranil Halder, Advocate ... ... For the Petitioners Ms. Kumkum Mitra, Advocate ... ...For the State Ms. Sreyashee Biswas, Advocate ... ...For the CESC Ltd.

Petitioners complied with the order dated November 17, 2022 and deposited 50% of the final assessment bill with the Distribution Company.

Considering such conduct of the petitioners and considering the materials in the case diary, we are inclined to 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 petitioner no. 2 shall report before the Investigating Officer as and when called for till the conclusion of the investigation and petitioner no. 1 shall cooperate with the

investigation till its completion 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) 5250 of 2022 is disposed of.

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