Sarafat Ali @ Dr. Sarafat Ali v. The State Of West Bengal

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION (VACATION BENCH) CRM (DB) 4406 of 2024 In Re:- An application for Bail under section 483 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (corresponding to Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure) filed on December 21, 2024 in connection Narayanpur Police Station Case No. 123 of 2023 dated 22.08.2023 under Sections 498A/307/406 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. (SC Case No. 447 of 2024 - GR Case No. 7044 of 2024) And In the matter of : SARAFAT ALI @ DR. SARAFAT ALI ......Petitioner MR. HABIBUR RAHAMAN, ADVOCATE MR. ARCHISMAN SINGH, Advocate MS. SABENA KHATOON, Advocate ......for the Petitioner MS. MANISHA SHARMA, ADVOCATE MS. DEBJANI SAHU, ADVOCATE ......for the State MS. TUHIN SHABNAM, ADVOCATE ......for the de facto complainant 1.

Petitioner is medical practitioner by profession. He is in THURSDAY COURT : 06 ITEM : 02 MATTER : 439 STATUS : ALLOWED BENCH ID : 266286 AR COURT : SRM/.GB custody since 06.09.2024. Charge-sheet has already been submitted on 29.09.2024 under Sections under Sections 498A/307/406 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act against the petitioner. 2.

As charge-sheet has been submitted, we feel further detention of the petitioner is not necessary.

3.

Considering the above facts and circumstances and materials available on Case Diary, we are of the view that the petitioner shall be released on bail.

4.

Accordingly, the petitioner namely, Sarafat Ali @ Dr. Sarafat Ali, shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand), with two sureties of like amount, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Barrackpore

subject to the condition that the petitioner shall appear before the Trial Court on every date of hearing until further orders. 5.

In the event the petitioner fails to do so without any justifiable cause, the Trial Court shall be at liberty to pass necessary order in accordance with law without any further reference to this Court.

6.

The application for bail, being CRM (DB) 4406 of 2024, is accordingly disposed of.

(KAUSIK CHANDA, J) (UDAY KUMAR, J)