Kartick Chandra Biswas @ Jotan v. State Of West Bengal

02.01.2023 Ct. No. 29 KAUSHIK Allowed C.R.M.(A) 6029 of 2022 In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Palashipara Police Station Case No. 224 of 2022 dated 23.06.2022 under Sections 420/406/409/120(B) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

And In Re : Kartick Chandra Biswas @ Jotan ...... petitioner Ms. Minoti Gomes Mr. Amanul Islam Mr. Sourav Mukherjee ....for the petitioner Mr. Avishek Sinha ....for the State The State did not oppose the claim for parity with the other co-accused, who was enlarged on anticipatory bail by the order dated November 25, 2022 passed in CRM(A) 5477 of 2022.

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/-, 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 meet 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.

This application for anticipatory bail is, thus, allowed. (Debangsu Basak, J.) (Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.)