Biswanath Karmakar And ANR. v. The State Of West Bengal And ANR.

C.R.M. (A) 5584 of 2023 26.02.2024 DL.42 Court No.29 (AD) (Allowed) In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Cossipore Police Station Case No.180 dated 04.11.2023 under Sections 135/138 of the Electricity Act, 2003.

And In the matter of: Biswanath Karmakar & Anr.

....petitioners.

Mr. Indranil Halder ... for the petitioners.

Ms. Sreyashee Biswas ...for the CESC.

In view of the compliance of the order dated February 6, 2024 and the materials in the case diary, 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 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and on condition that the petitioners will report before the Investigating Officer as and when called for 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.

Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners is allowed.

C.R.M. (A) 5584 of 2023 is, thus, disposed of. (Debangsu Basak, J.) (Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.)