Debu Samanta v. State Of West Bengal

08.12.2022 Ct. No. 29 KAUSHIK Allowed C.R.M.(A) 5703 of 2022 In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Ramnagar Police Station Case No. 265 of 2022 dated 21.06.2022 under Sections 498A/304B/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 3/ 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. And In Re : Debu Samanta ...... petitioner Mr. Amitava Karmakar Mr. Arup Kumar Bhowmick ....for the petitioner Mr. Arijit Ganguly Mr. Avik Ghatak ....for the State The husband was enlarged on bail.

Other co-accuseds were granted anticipatory bail. Apparently, the victim committed suicide.

The State did not oppose the claim for parity with the other co-accuseds, who were granted anticipatory bail. The police filed charge-sheet.

In such circumstances, 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/-, 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 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.

This application for anticipatory bail is, thus, allowed. (Debangsu Basak, J.) (Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.)