Indrajit Mandal @Indrajit Mondal v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

10.12.2020 tkm/ct 28 C.R.M. 10157 of 2020 sl no. 72 (via video conference) In Re : An application for anticipatory bail under section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Raninagar P.S case no. 428 of 2020 dated 2.11.2020 under sections 417/376 of the Indian Penal Code And Allowed In Re : Indrajit Mandal @ Indrajit Mondal ...... petitioner Mr. A A Alamgir ...... for the petitioner Mr. S G Mukherjee Mr. Aniket Mitra ...... for the State It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the victim was a major consenting lady at the time of cohabitation. Learned lawyer for the State opposes prayer for anticipatory bail.

Allegation of rape may be assessed in the light of the aforesaid submission that the victim was a major consenting lady at the time of cohabitation.

In view of the aforesaid fact, we are inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

Accordingly, we direct that 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 each, to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer and also be subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

The application being CRM 10157 of 2020 is disposed of. (Suvra Ghosh, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)