Anand Maheswari @ Bihani v. State Of West Bengal

22.01.2024 Court No.29 Item No. 124 AP CRM (A) 4979 of 2023 In re : An application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Purulia Town Police Station Case No. 24 of 2023 dated 02.02.2023 under Section 138(1)(b) of the Electricity Act, 2003. -AndIn the matter of : Anand Maheswari alias Bihani ... ...Petitioner.

Mr. Abhra Mukherjee Mr. Sauradeep Dutta Mr. Arpayan Mukherjee Mr. S.K. Mondal ... ... For the Petitioner.

Mr. Aniket Mitra ... ...For the WBSEDCL.

The petitioner deposited entire provisional assessment bill with the distribution company without prejudice to the rights and contentions of the parties.

In such circumstances, considering such deposit and the materials in the case diary, 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 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. Hence, the application for anticipatory bail is disposed of. (Debangsu Basak, J.) (Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.)