Jiban Kumar Pal @ Jibon Kumar Pal v. State Of West Bengal And ANR.

18.02.2021 Item No.135 Ct.No.28 Subha Allowed C.R.M. 8286 of 2020 (Via Video Conference) In Re : An Application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

And In the matter of : Jiban Kumar Pal @ Jibon Kumar Pal ......petitioner.

Ms. Minoti Gomes Mr. Md. Hafiz Ali ... For the petitioner.

Mr. Pratick Bose ... For the State.

Mr. Aniket Mitra ...for the WBSEDCL.

Apprehending arrest in connection with Burwan Police Station Case No. 92 of 2020 dated 13.03.2020 under Section 138(1)(a) of the Electricity Act, the present application has been preferred.

Mr. Mitra, learned advocate appears on behalf of the WBSEDCL and Mr. Bose, larned advocte appears on behalf of the State.

Ms. Gomes, learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner undertakes to pay 50% of the final bill within a fortnight from date. In the event, such an amount is tendered to the Electricity Authority within the aforesaid time of fifteen days, the learned special court would on compliance and on scrutinizing the authenticity of such documents release the petitioner on regular 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, and on condition that the petitioner shall not intimidate the witnesses and/or tamper with the evidence of the case. In case the petitioner fails to comply with the aforesaid conditions, the learned special court will be at liberty to exhaust due process of law for custody of the present petitioner.

With the aforesaid observations, the application for anticipatory bail, being CRM 8286 of 2020 is, thus, disposed of.

All parties shall act on the server copies of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. (Tirthankar Ghosh, J.) (Tapabrata Chakraborty, J. )