Manoj Mondal v. The State Of West Bengal

24.

19.02.2025.

Court No.26 (Pritam) (Allowed)

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION CRM (DB) 3960 of 2024 In Re: - An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 / Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, arising out of Jiaganj Police Station Case No.171/2023 dated 08.07.2023 under Sections 448/450/302/201/506/34 of the IPC, 1860.

And In the matter of: - Manoj Mondal.

...petitioner.

Mr. Sekhar Basu, Sr. Adv., Ms. Diptangsu Basu, Ms. Arusi Rathode, Ms. Suchismita Dutta, Ms. Pranidhi Singh ...for the petitioner.

Ms. Faria Hossain, Ld. A.P.P., Ms. Sanjida Sultana ...for the State.

1. Claim of parity with the co-accused who was enlarged on bail by a co-ordinate bench on January 8, 2025 passed in CRM (DB) 3201 of 2024 is not being disputed on behalf of the State.

2. In such circumstances, we extend the same facility to the petitioner.

3. Accordingly, we direct that the petitioner, namely, Manoj Mondal shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand), with two sureties of like amount each, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge, 2nd Court, Lalbagh, Murshidabad. The

petitioner shall appear before the trial Court on each and every date of substantive hearing subject to the provisions of Section 317 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 / Section 355 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and shall not intimidate the witnesses and/or tamper with evidence in any manner whatsoever.

4. In the event the petitioner fails to comply with any of the conditions stipulated above, the trial Court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail in accordance with law without further reference to this court.

5. The application for bail being CRM (DB) 3960 of 2024 is, thus, disposed of.

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