Sahajuddin@Sahajauddin v. The State Of West Bengal

CIRCUIT BENCH OF CALCUTTA HIGH COURT 01.05.2024 AT JALPAIGURI Court No.01 Item No. 52 Rejected sg CRM (A) 383 of 2024 In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Banarhat Police Station Case No. 343 of 2023 dated 21.12.2023 under Sections 420/468/471/34 of Indian Penal Code. And In Re: Sahajuddin @ Sahajauddin.

Petitioner Mr. Jaydeep Kanta Bhowkik Mr. Sayantan Bhowmik Ms. Jasmine Haque Ms. Rikta Sarkar For the Petitioner Mr. Abhijit Sarkar Mr. Tapan Bhattacharjee For the State

1. The learned Counsel for the petitioner submits before this Court that the present accused petitioner is no way involved in the alleged crime. It is further submitted that the principal accused i.e. Sahajahan has already been enlarged on bail in the meantime.

2. The learned Counsel for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.

3. On perusal of the entire materials of the case diary as placed before this Court, it reveals that it is the FIR case that on the basis of a forged royalty challan, extraction of sand from river bed took place for a considerable length of time by the accused persons. We find prima facie role of the present accused petitioner in the alleged grime. We further feel that the custodial interrogation of the present accused petitioner is very much necessary.

4. In view of such, we are not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the present petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail is rejected.

5. CRM(A) 383 of 2024 is, thus, dismissed.

6. All parties shall act on the server copies of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court.

(Soumen Sen, J) (Partha Sarathi Sen, J)