Basanti Haldar v. State Of West Bengal

C.R.M. (A) 5443 of 2022 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Purulia(T) P.S. Case No.149 of 2022 dated 10/09/2022 under Sections 498A/302/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

And In the matter of: Basanti Haldar ....petitioner.

Mr. Abhra Mukherjee Mr. Sauradeep Dutta ...for the petitioner.

Mr. Saswata Gopal Mukherji, Ld. PP Mr. Aniket Mitra ...for the State.

Petitioner prays for anticipatory bail.

(AD) 25.11.2022 Court No.29 (Allowed) Apparently, the victim committed suicide.

The police complaint was lodged nine years after the marriage.

The husband is still in custody.

There are materials in the case diary suggesting that the victim was suffering from depression over a period of time. The allegations as against the petitioner apparently are omnibus and general in nature.

In such circumstances, we 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 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 will cooperate with the investigation till the conclusion of the investigation and on 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.

The prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is allowed. C.R.M. (A) 5443 of 2022 is disposed of.

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