Guddu Kumar Thakur@Guddu Thakur@Guddu Kr Thakur v. The State Of West Bengal

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI 09.03.2023. C.R.M. (A) 178 of 2023 24/tkm In Re : An application for anticipatory bail under section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Naxalbari P.S case no. 112 of 2017 dated 5.6.2017 under sections 363/366 IPC and Allowed In Re : Guddu Kumar Thakur @ Guddu Thakur @ Guddu Kr. Thakur ... petitioner Mr. P Dutta Chowdhury Ms. Riya Agarwal ...... for the petitioner Mr. Tapan Bhattacharajee Mr. Dhiman Sil ...... for the State We have considered the materials on record. Statement of the victim recorded under section 164 Cr.P.C shows that the petitioner has married her.

Under such circumstances, 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 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

Petitioner shall appear before the court below and pray for regular bail within four weeks from date.

The application being CRM (A) 178 of 2023 is disposed of. (Subhendu Samanta,J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)