Calcutta High CourtCRM (A)/6062/2022allowed

Gourav Malakar And ORS v. State Of West Bengal

2023-01-02Hon'Ble Justice Debangsu Basak,Hon'Ble Justice Md. Shabbar Rashidi2 pages

C.R.M. (A) 6062 of 2022 In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Bagdah P.S. Case No.673 of 2022 dated 01/09/2022 under Sections 498A/304B/406/506/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and under Sections 3/ 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. And In the matter of: Gourab Malakar & Ors.

....petitioners.

Mr. Arnab Chatterjee Mr. Dhanashree Biswas ...for the petitioners.

Mr. Imran Ali Ms. Debjani Sahu ...for the State.

Petitioners pray for anticipatory bail.

(AD) 02.01.2023 Court No.29 (Allowed) Apparently, the victim committed suicide.

Suicide was committed within twelve days of the marriage. The husband of the victim was granted bail by the jurisdictional Court.

The allegations as against the present petitioners apparently are omnibus and general in nature. In such circumstances, 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 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 no.1 will report before the

Investigating Officer once a fortnight till the conclusion of the investigation and petitioner nos.2 and 3 will cooperate with the investigation till the conclusion of the investigation and on 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. The prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners is allowed.

C.R.M. (A) 6062 of 2022 is disposed of.

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