Raju Mandal v. The State Of West Bengal

03.07.2025 Item No.12 Ct.No.02 rc.

Allowed

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION C.R.M. (A) 421 of 2025 In Re : An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure read with Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Kharibari Police Station Case No. 92 of 2025 dated 01.04.2025.

And In Re :

Raju Mandal ... Petitioner Mr. Sudip Guha ... for the Petitioner Mr. Ujjwal Luksom Mr. Biswarup Roy ... for the State The petitioner seeks parity with the co-accused who has been granted anticipatory bail by this Court on May 22, 2025.

Learned counsel for the State does not oppose the said fact.

In view of the above, this Court is inclined to hold that the petitioner being similarly circumstanced with the coaccused who has been granted anticipatory bail earlier deserves the same benefit.

Accordingly, in the event of arrest, the petitioner Raju Mandal be released on bail on furnishing bond of

Rs.10,000/-(Rupees Ten Thousand only), with two sureties of like amount each, to the satisfaction of the arresting officer and subject to provision under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. The petitioner shall meet the Investigating Officer once a week till submission of charge sheet. The petitioner shall appear before the jurisdictional Court and pray for regular bail within two weeks from date.

The application for anticipatory bail is, thus, disposed of.

Case Diary be returned.

Urgent certified website copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities.

(Suvra Ghosh, J.)