Jahangir Alam v. State Of West Bengal

C.R.M. (A) 5260 of 2022 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Chanchal Police Station Case No. 1117 of 2022 dated 19.09.2022 under Sections 417/406/493 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. And In the matter of: Jahangir Alam ....petitioner.

Ms. Minoti Gomes Mr. Imdadul Hoque ...for the petitioner.

Ms. Faria Hossain Ms. Baisali Basu Ms. Mamata Jana ...for the State.

Petitioner prays for anticipatory bail.

17.11.2022 Sl.27 Court No.29 (AD) (Allowed) The de facto complainant is a married lady. Apparently, she went with the petitioner leaving her husband. There is a statement recorded under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of the de facto complainant. Considering the materials in the case diary, the gravity of the offence and the involvement of the petitioner as transpiring therefrom, we 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 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and on condition that the petitioner will report before the Investigating Officer once a month till the conclusion of the investigation and on 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.

Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is allowed.

C.R.M. (A) 5260 of 2022 is, thus, disposed of. (Debangsu Basak, J.) (Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.)