Jharna Bera And ORS. v. The State Of West Bengal

01.02.2024 Serial no. 64 Anticipatory Bail [Allowed] Dd CRM (A) 5326 of 2023 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Daspur Police Station Case No. 483 of 2023 dated 25.08.2023 under Sections 498A/304B/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. (G.R. Case No. 916/2023) -AndIn the matter of : Jharna Bera & Ors.

... ... Petitioners Mr. Sabir Ahmed, Mr. Bhaskar Hutait, Mr. Dhiman Banerjee, Advocates ... ... For the Petitioners Mr. Sanjoy Bardhan, Advocate ... ...For the State Police filed charge sheet.

Husband was arrested and granted bail by the coordinate Bench. Petitioners before us are the in-laws of the victim. Considering the fact that police filed charge sheet and in view of the fact that husband was granted bail, we grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

Accordingly, we direct that in the event of arrest the petitioners shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) each, 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 further condition that the petitioners 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 petitioners in Court including cancelling the anticipatory bail granted without further reference to this Court. Prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners is allowed. CRM (A) 5326 of 2023 is disposed of.

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