Calcutta High CourtCRM(M)/2686/2025allowed

Anowar Hossain v. State Of West Bengal

2025-12-29Hon'Ble Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul)2 pages

29.12.2025 Sb/sss CRM (M) 2686 of 2025 In re: An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure corresponding to section 483 of the BNSS Act, 2023 filed in connection with Mogra Police Station Case No. 320 of 2025 dated 9.7.2025 under Sections 316(2)/318(4)/351(2)/3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita corresponding to G.R. case no. 2212 of 2025.

Ct.6 Allowed And In the matter of : Anowar Hossain ... petitioner Mr. Bitasok Banerjee Mr. Abdus Salam ...for the petitioner Mr. Debasish Roy, Ld. PP Mr. Debanshu Ghorai ...for the State

1. The petitioner herein has prayed for bail after the case has ended in a charge-sheet and he has been detained in custody for about 170 days.

2. Learned counsel for the State by placing the case diary, submits that there are almost 1500 victims in the present case and the petitioner has cheated the said number of people and about four cases have been registered against him.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner herein has been granted bail in the other cases. The petitioner herein is a Director of the company which allegedly has committed the offence in the present case. Admittedly, the charge-sheet has been submitted and the petitioner's prayer for bail was rejected on 4th November, 2025 on the observations that the charge-sheet had not yet been submitted.

4. Considering the period of detention of the petitioner herein and the fact that the investigation in the present case is complete,

this court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner as no further purpose will be served by detaining him in custody.

5. Considering all such facts, the petitioner namely, Anowar Hossain is granted bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs. 50,000/- with two sureties of like amount each, one of whom must be local, subject to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hooghly and on condition that the petitioner shall appear before the Trial court on every date of hearing and shall not intimidate witnesses or tamper with evidence in any manner whatsoever and on further condition that he shall not leave the jurisdiction of the Trial court and shall provide a local address and mobile number to the Investigating Officer as well the Trial court and shall not leave the said jurisdiction without prior permission of the court in case of emergency.

6. In the event he fails to appear before the Trial court without justifiable cause, the Trial court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail automatically without reference to this court.

7. The application for bail is accordingly disposed of.

8. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties, upon compliance of all requisite formalities. (Shampa Dutt (Paul), J.)