Anup Kumar Maity v. The State Of West Bengal

19.02.2024 Serial no. 73 Anticipatory bail [Allowed] Dd CRM (A) 5403 of 2023 In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Bhagwanpur Police Station Case No. 170 of 2020 dated July 21, 2020 under Sections 135(i)(a) of the Electricity Act, 2003 -AndIn the matter of : Anup Kumar Maity ... ... Petitioner Mr. Tamal Taru Panda , Advocate ... ... For the Petitioner Mr. Aniket MItra , Advocate ... ...For the WBSEDCL Petitioner complied with the order dated February 1, 2024 and deposited 50% of the final assessment bill with the distribution company.

Police filed charge sheet.

Considering such conduct of the petitioner and the materials in the case diary, 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 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 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. Prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is allowed. CRM (A) 5403 of 2023 is disposed of.

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