Puspa Singh @ Puspa Devi v. State Of West Bengal

02.01.2023 Ct. No. 29 KAUSHIK Allowed C.R.M.(A) 6043 of 2022 In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Tamna Police Station Case No. 49 of 2022 dated 29.03.2022 under Sections 498A/307/506/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

And In Re : Smt. Puspa Singh @ Puspa Devi ...... petitioner Mr. Pawan Kumar Gupta Mr. Sougata Mitra Ms. Sofia Nesar Mr. Santanu Sett Ms. Ankita Dey ....for the petitioner Mr. Sudip Kumar ....for the State The husband was enlarged on bail by the Jurisdictional Court.

Two other in-laws were granted anticipatory bail by the Jurisdictional Court.

The police filed charge-sheet.

The allegations as against the petitioner are, apparently, omnibus and general in nature.

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 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.)