Kunal Deb v. State Of West Bengal

C.R.M. (A) 5754 of 2022 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Md. Bazar Police Station Case No. 51 dated 20.02.2022 under Sections 147/148/149/333/334/341/353/186/506/427/34 of the Indian Penal Code (corresponding to G.R. Case No.263 of 2022). And In the matter of: Kunal Deb ....petitioner.

Mr. Saryati Datta Mr. Sanjib Kumar Dan Mr. Chitrak Biswas ...for the petitioner.

Mr. Swapan Banerjee Mr. Anindya Sundar Chatterjee ...for the State.

Petitioner prays for anticipatory bail.

12.12.2022 Sl.36 Court No.29 (AD) (Allowed) The claim for parity with the other co-accuseds who were enlarged on anticipatory bail on May 10, 2022 passed in CRM (A) 2062 of 2022 is not being disputed on behalf of the State. 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/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only), with two sureties of like amount each, to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer and subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and on condition that the petitioner will report before the Investigating Officer once a fortnight till the conclusion of the investigation 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.

Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is allowed.

C.R.M. (A) 5754 of 2022 is, thus, disposed of. (Debangsu Basak, J.) (Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.)