Mallika Sarkar Roy v. State Of West Bengal

01.12.2022 Serial no. 09 [Dd] (Anticipatory bail) Allowed) CRM (A) 5567 of 2022 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with G.R. Case No. 788 of 2022 arising out of Banshihari Police Station Case No. 165 of 2022 dated 12.07.2022 under Sections 306/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

-AndIn the matter of : Mallika Sarkar (Roy) ... ... Petitioner Ms. Jeenia Rudra, Mr. T. Kumai, Advocates ... ... For the Petitioner Mr. Saswata Gopal Mukherji, ld. PP Mr. Aniket Mitra, Advocates ... ...For the State Apparently, the victim committed suicide.

Considering the materials in the case diary and the gravity of the offence and the involvement of the petitioner as transpiring therefrom, 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 cooperate with the investigations till its conclusion 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) 5567 of 2022 is disposed of.

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