Palash Sarkar And ORS. v. State Of West Bengal

24.01.2024 Serial no. ML 349 Anticipatory bail [Rejected] Dd CRM (A) 5042 of 2023 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Kushmandi Police Station Case No. 256 of 2023 dated October 10, 2023 under Sections 498A/406/313/307/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

(G.R. Case No. 422 / 2023) -AndIn the matter of : Palash Sarkar & Ors.

... ...Petitioners Ms. Sananda Bhattacharyya, Advocate ... ... For the Petitioners Mr. Swapan Banerjee, Ms. Purnima Ghosh, Advocate ... ...For the State Police complaint was lodged within three years of marriage. There are statements of neighbours who claimed that the de facto complainant was tortured for demand for dowry since after the marriage by the petitioner no. 1. They also spoke of an incident where, kerosene oil was poured on the de facto complainant and that the neighbours intervened and allowed the de facto complainant to return to her paternal home.

In view of the complicity of the petitioners as appearing from the materials in the case diary, we are unable to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

Prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners is rejected. CRM (A) 5042 of 2023 is dismissed.

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