Jyoti Biswas @ Tuktuki v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

24.11.2020 da.li jb.

CRM No. 9028 of 2020 (Via video conference) In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Bongaon Police Station Case No. 289 of 2020 dated 01.06.2020 registered for investigation into offences punishable under Sections 498A/306/34 of the Indian Penal Code read with Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

And In the matter of : Smt. Joyanti Biswas @ Tuktuki ... Petitioner Mr. Krishnendu Bhadra .. for the petitioner Mr. N. P. Agarwala Mr. Ashok Das ..for the State The petitioner undertakes to affirm and stamp the petition as per the Rules within 48 hours of resumption of normal functioning of the court. Subject to such undertaking, the application is taken up for hearing through video conference.

Having considered the materials on record available along with the case diary and the statements of the independent witnesses and having regard to the fact that the husband of the deceased has been granted bail, we feel that custodial interrogation of the petitioner is not necessary.

Accordingly, in the event of arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/-, with two sureties of like amount, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the arresting officer subject to the conditions as laid down in Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Accordingly, the application for anticipatory bail being CRM 9028 of 2020 is allowed.

All parties are to act on a website copy of this order on the usual undertaking.

(Saugata Bhattacharyya, J.) (Soumen Sen, J.)