Ravi Prakash v. State Of West Bengal

19.03.2021 AN/ Ct. No. 4 C.R.M. 11199 of 2020 In Re : An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Shibpur Police Station Case No. 346/2020 dated 29.11.2020 under sections 498A/307/406 of the Indian Penal Code read with Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

And In the matter of : Ravi Prakash ... Petitioner. Mr. Sandipan Ganguly, learned senior advocate Mr. Mrityunjay Chatterjee Mr. D. Chakraborty Mr. G. N. Amrohi ... for the Petitioner.

Mr. Saswata Gopal Mukherjee, learned P.P.

Mr. Partha Pratim Das Ms. Manasi Roy ... for the State.

The present application under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 filed at the instance of Ravi Prakash is taken up for hearing and order.

It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is the husband of the defacto complainant and has been falsely implicated in this case.

The State opposes the prayer for bail and refers to the case diary.

It appears from the case diary that the petitioner is the husband of the defacto complainant. Allegations against the

petitioner are general and omnibus. Injuries sustained by the defacto complainant are not serious.

In the circumstances, we are inclined to hold that custodial interrogation of the petitioner is not required and the petitioner may be granted anticipatory bail.

Accordingly, we direct that in event of arrest the petitioner shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) only with two sureties of like amount to the satisfaction of the arresting officer and also subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

The application for anticipatory bail is, accordingly, allowed. CRM 11199 of 2020 is disposed of.

( Arindam Sinha, J. ) ( Suvra Ghosh, J. )