Dilip Bhakta And ANR. v. State Of West Bengal

10.01.2024 Serial no. ML252 Anticipatory Bail [Allowed] Dd CRM (A) 4917 of 2023 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Kalna Police Station Case No. 823 of 2023 dated 24.07.2023 under Sections 498A/302/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. (G.R. Case No. 1649 / 2023) -AndIn the matter of : Dilip Bhakta & Anr.

... ... Petitioners Mr. Dhananjay Banerjee, Ms. Oindrila Ghosh, Advocates ... ... For the Petitioners Mr. Debashis Roy, PP Mr. Aniket Mitra, Ms. Jonaki Saha, Advocates ... ...For the State Police filed charge sheet, inter alia, under Sections 498A, 306 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

The husband was arrested and enlarged by the jurisdictional Court.

Petitioners before us are the in-laws of the victim. In such circumstances, 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/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) 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 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. Prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners is allowed. CRM (A) 4917 of 2023 is disposed of.

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