Abdul Salam v. State Of West Bengal

30.11.2022 Serial no.13 [Dd] (Anticipatory bail) Allowed) CRM (A) 5407 of 2022 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Sainthia Police Station Case No. 317 of 2022 dated 20.10.2022 under Sections 135(1)(a) of the Electricity Act, 2003. -AndIn the matter of : Abdul Salam ... ... Petitioner Mr. Saiful Alam, Advocate ... ... For the Petitioner Mr. Mirza Firoz Begg, Advocate ... ...For the State Mr. Aniket Mitra, Advocate .. ...For WBSEDCL Petitioner complied with the order dated November 23, 2022 requiring the petitioner to deposit 50% of the final assessment bill with the Distribution Company. Considering the materials in the case diary and the conduct of the petitioner as noted above, 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 as and when called for 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) 5407 of 2022 is disposed of.

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