Md. Safikul And ORS v. The State Of West Bengal

13.11.2024 SG [ALLOWED] C. R. M. (A) 3887 of 2024 In Re: An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure read with Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Manikchak Police Station Case No. 406 of 2024 dated 09.06.2024 under Sections 341/325/326/302/307/120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

And In Re: Md. Safikul and Ors.

... ... Petitioners Mr. Arnab Chatterjee, Mr. Dipankar Guha, Ms. Poulami Bose.

... ... for the petitioners Mr. Abhishek Sinha, Mr. Dipankar Paramanick.

... ... for the State 1.

Petitioners submit he is on the same footing with the coaccused who have been granted anticipatory bail and not on the same footing with Md. Nasir and Md. Nasiruddin whose prayer was turned down.

2.

Learned Advocate for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.

3.

In such view of the matter and on parity, we are inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 4.

Accordingly, we direct that in the event of arrest, the petitioners shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/-, 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 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. They shall appear before the Signed By :

SOURAV GHOSH High Court of Calcutta 15 th of November 2024 06:24:24 AM

jurisdictional court and pray for regular bail within four weeks from date.

5.

The application for anticipatory bail is, thus, disposed of. (Gaurang Kanth, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.) Signed By :

SOURAV GHOSH High Court of Calcutta 15 th of November 2024 06:24:24 AM