Anita Chakraborty v. State Of West Bengal And ANR

29.11.2022 Serial no. 08 [Dd] (Anticipatory bail) Allowed) CRM (A) 5295 of 2022 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Dum Dum Police Station Case No. 609 of 2022 dated 19.08.2022 under Sections 135 & 138 of the Electricity Act, 2003. -AndIn the matter of : Anita Chakraborty ... ... Petitioner Mr. Pronojit Roy, Advocate ... ... For the Petitioner Ms. Kum Kum Mitra, Advocate ... ...For the State Ms. Sreyashee Biswas, Advocate .. ...For the CESC Ltd.

Petitioner deposited 50% of the final assessment bill with the Distribution Company pursuant to order dated November 18, 2022.

Considering such conduct of the petitioner and the materials in the case diary, we are inclined to 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 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 shall cooperate with the investigations till its conclusion and on further 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.

Prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is allowed. CRM (A) 5295 of 2022 is disposed of.

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