Ranjan Kamat v. State Of West Bengal

18.11.2022 Ct. No. 29 KAUSHIK Allowed C.R.M.(A) 5294 of 2022 In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Watgunge Police Station Case No. 171 of 2022 dated 03.11.2022 under Sections 341/323/324/114/387 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

And In Re : Ranjan Kamat & Ors.

...... petitioners Mr. Mrityunjoy Chatterjee Md. Sabbir Biswas ....for the petitioners Ms. Faria Hossain Ms. Baisali Basu Ms. Mamata Jana ....for the State The injury report of the injured does not suggest that grievous hurt was suffered.

Considering the gravity of the offence and the involvement of the petitioners therein, 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/- 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 petitioners shall meet the Investigating Officer once a fortnight

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.

This application for anticipatory bail is, thus, allowed. (Debangsu Basak, J.) (Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.)