Calcutta High CourtCRM(A)/950/2024allowed

Munna Singh v. The State Of West Bengal

2025-01-08Hon'Ble Justice Ravi Krishan Kapur,Hon'Ble Justice Uday Kumar2 pages

In The High Court at Calcutta In the Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri 08.01.2025 CRM (A) 950 of 2024 Sws.M/ct. 1 sl no. 02 In Re:An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Pradhannagar Police Station Case No. 551 of 2022 dated 20.07.2022 under sections 21(c), 22(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. And In the matter of: Munna Singh ...... petitioner Mr. Janardan Periwal Mr. Rajesh Kr. Sharma ...... for the petitioner Mr. Aditi Shankar Chakraborty, Ld. APP Mr. Subhasish Misra ...... for the State This is an application for anticipatory bail. Heard the parties.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the fact that there has been no seizure from the petitioner and it is only on the basis of the statement of the co-accused that the petitioner has been implicated, we are inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

The prayer for anticipatory bail stands allowed. In the event of arrest of the petitioner, namely, Munna Singh, shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of like amount each one of whom must be local to the satisfaction of the arresting officer and shall abide by the conditions laid down in Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure subject to the condition that he shall appear before the

Trial Court on every date of hearing until further orders and shall not intimidate witnesses or tamper with evidence in any manner whatsoever or commit similar offences in future. It is further directed that the petitioner shall meet the Investigating Officer of the case every week until further orders. In the event petitioner fails to appear before the Trial Court without any justifiable cause, the Trial Court shall be at liberty to cancel his anticipatory bail in accordance with law without further reference to this Court.

This order shall remain operative for a period of four weeks from date within which the petitioner shall surrender before the Trial Court. The Trial Court is at liberty to consider the prayer for bail on its own merits without being influenced by any observations made by this Court.

With the above directions, CRM(A) 950 of 2024 stands allowed.

(Ravi Krishan Kapur, J.) (Uday Kumar, J.)