Pradip Rana v. State Of West Bengal

21.11.2022 Serial no. 32 [Dd] (Anticipatory bail) Allowed) CRM (A) 5329 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. 184 of 2021 dated 06.05.2021 under Section 286 of the Indian Penal Code and 3/4 of Explosive Substance Act.

-AndIn the matter of : Pradip Rana ... ... Petitioner Mr. Niladri Sekhar Ghosh, Ms. Sutanuka Chowdhury, Mr. Sourov Mondal, Ms. Sompurna Chatterjee, Advocates ... ... For the Petitioner Mr. T. D. Nandy, Mr. Antarikhya Basu, Advocates ... ...For the State No explosive was recovered from the possession of the petitioner.

The investigations are yet to be concluded.

In such circumstances, 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 report before the Investigating Officer once in a fortnight till the conclusion of the investigation 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) 5329 of 2022 is disposed of.

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