Selima Bibi @ Selima Bibi Mondal And ANR v. State Of West Bengal

02.12.2020 Sl. No.57 akd [Rejected] C. R. M. 9592 of 2020 [via video conferencing] In Re: An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Matia Police Station Case No. 159 of 2020 dated 23.05.2020 under Sections 498A/306/304B/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. And In Re: Selima Bibi @ Selima Bibi Mondal & Anr. ... ... Petitioners Mr. Kallol Kumar Basu .. Advocate Md. Jannat-ul-Firdous .. Advocate ... ... for the petitioners Mr. Saswata Gopal Mukherjee .. Ld. Public Prosecutor Mr. Parthapratim Das .. Advocate Ms. Manasi Roy .. Advocate ... ... for the State Having considered the materials on record disclosing prima facie involvement of the petitioners i.e. mother-in-law and sister-in-law respectively in torturing the victim-housewife who suffered unnatural death within five years of marriage by consuming poison, we are of the opinion that in view of the gravity of the offence this is not a fit case to grant anticipatory bail to them.

Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners stands rejected.

(Suvra Ghosh, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)