Kulchan Bibi Biswas And ORS v. State Of West Bengal

C.R.M. (A) 5262 of 2022 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Hogalbaria P.S. Case No.305 of 2022 dated 01/10/2022 under Sections 498A/307/354/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

And In the matter of: Kulchan Bibi Biswas & Ors. ....petitioners.

Mr. Krishendu Bhattacharya Mr. Priyankar Ganguly Ms. Shalini Bairagi ...for the petitioners.

Mr. Pravas Bhattacharyya Mr. Pratick Bose ...for the State.

(AD) 17.11.2022 Court No.29 (Allowed) Petitioners pray for anticipatory bail.

The husband was arrested and granted bail by the jurisdictional Court within three days of the arrest. The allegations as against the petitioners are omnibus and general in nature.

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 nos.3, 4 and 5 will report before the Investigating Officer once a month till the conclusion of the investigation and petitioner nos.1,2 and 6 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) 5262 of 2022 is disposed of.

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