Susanta Jana v. State Of West Bengal

C.R.M. (A) 5136 of 2023 24.01.2024 ML.421 Court No.29 (AD) (Allowed) In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Pingla Police Station Case No.228 of 2023 dated 14.09.2023 under Sections 306/379/34 of the Indian Penal Code, (G.R.

Case.No.2729 of 2023).

And In the matter of: Susanta Jana ....petitioner.

Mr. Amit Ranjan Pati Ms. Swastika Choudhury ...for the petitioner.

Ms. Anasuya Sinha Ms. Debjani Dasgupta ... for the State.

Victim apparently committed suicide and left behind a suicide note.

In the suicide note the victim stated that he was ending his life due to the petitioner before us and the wife of the victim. Apparently, petitioner and the wife of the victim were in a relationship.

As to whether, the petitioner abetted in the commission of the suicide may be decided at the trial.

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) 5136 of 2023 is, thus, disposed of. (Debangsu Basak, J.) (Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.)