Nikhil Halder And ANR v. State Of West Bengal

24.11.2020 rrc CRM 8517 of 2020 (Via Video Conference) In re : An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Thanarpara P.S. Case No. 212 of 2020 dated 19.09.2020 under Sections 341/325/326/307/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

In the matter of : Nikhil Halder & Anr.

..... petitioners Mr. Amanul Islam ....For the petitioners Mr. Sandip Chakraborty .....For the State The petitioners undertake to affirm and stamp the petition as per the Rules within 48 hours of resumption of normal functioning of the court. The petition is taken up through video conference on the basis of such undertaking.

The petitioners claim that a land dispute between the two groups led to some degree of violence but no serious injury was suffered on either side.

The State refers to one of the injury reports which indicates that a person received a head injury and required stitches on his scalp.

Considering the nature of the incident and the extent of the injuries, there may not be any need to take the petitioners into custody as long as they cooperate with the investigation. Subject to the above, in the event of arrest, the petitioners will be enlarged on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) each, with two sureties of like amount each, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the

arresting officer. The petitioners will also comply with the conditions laid down in Section 438(2) of the Code and not attempt to make any contact with the victim till the conclusion of the trial.

CRM 8517 of 2020 is disposed of.

(Aniruddha Roy, J.) (Sanjib Banerjee, J.)