Sambit Paul@Sambid Pal v. State Of West Bengal

01.12.2022 Serial no.32 Aloke CRM (A) 5596 of 2022 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Bhagwangola Police Station Case No. 94 of 2020 dated 19.02.2020 under Sections 406/420/468/471/34 of the Indian Penal Code and charge-sheet submitted under Sections 406/409/381/420/468/471/120B of the Indian Penal Code.

-AndIn the matter of : Sambit Paul @ Sambid Pal ... ... Petitioner Mr. Somnath Adhikary, Advocate ... ... For the Petitioner Mr. Rudradipta Nandy, Advocate Ms. Sonali Das, Advocate ... ...For the State Petitioner seeks anticipatory bail on the ground of parity. The claim for parity with the other co-accused who was enlarged on anticipatory bail by the order dated November 11, 2022 passed in CRM (A) 4897 of 2022 is not being disputed on behalf of the State.

The police filed charge-sheet.

Consequently, 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 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) 5596 of 2022 is disposed of.

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