Saheb Maitra And ANR v. State Of West Bengal

21.11.2022 Ct. No. 29 KAUSHIK Allowed C.R.M.(A) 5315 of 2022 In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Khanakul Police Station Case No. 275 of 2021 dated 03.07.2021 under Sections 399/402 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 read with Sections 25/27 of the Arms Act. And In Re : Saheb Maitra & Anr.

...... petitioners Mr. Anit Dey ....for the petitioners Ms. Anasuya Sinha Ms. Subhashree Patel ....for the State The State did not oppose the claim for parity with the other co-accuseds, who were enlarged on anticipatory bail by the order dated March 22, 2022 passed in CRM(A) 1321 of 2022.

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/- 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 month 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.)