Prakash Choudhary v. State Of West Bengal

20.02.2025 Serial no. 64 [Dd] (Bail allowed) CRM (DB) 4300 of 2024 In re: An Application for Bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure corresponding to Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Jagaddal Police Station Case No. 130 of 2024 dated 18.04.2024 under Sections 326/307/120B of the Indian Penal Code, and 25(1B)(a)/27 of the Arms Act corresponding to SC. Case no. 342 of 2024.

-AndIn the matter of : Prakash Choudhary ... ... Petitioner Mr. Koustav Bagchi, Mr. Gourab Kr. Nath, Advocates ... ... For the Petitioner Mr. Partha Sarathi Das, Mr. Shashanka Sekhar Saha, Advocates ... ...For the State

1. Petitioner is in custody for 309 days.

2. Charges are yet to be framed although charge sheet submitted.

3. Need for placing the petitioner under custody any further is not felt.

4. In such circumstances, we grant bail to the petitioner.

5. Accordingly, we direct that the petitioner shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only), with two sureties of like amount each, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Barrackpore, North 24 Parganas subject to condition that the petitioner shall appear before the learned trial court on every date of hearing until further orders and shall not intimidate

witnesses and/or tamper with evidence in any manner whatsoever.

6. In the event, the petitioner fails to comply with the conditions as enshrined hereinbefore, it is open to the trial court to cancel the bail without further reference to this Court.

7. The prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed.

8. CRM (DB) 4300 of 2024is disposed of.

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