Dhiren Barman v. The State Of West Bengal And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri 20.01.2025.

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as (Allowed).

C.R.M. (A) 984 of 2024 In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Dinhata P.S. Case No.507 of 2024 dated 19.09.2024 under Sections 137(2)/140(3)/3(5) of the BNS, 2023.

In the matter of : Dhiren Barman.

... Petitioner.

Mr. Surajit Basu, Mr. Debajit Kundu.

...for the Petitioner.

Mr. Aditi Shankar Chakraborty, Ld. A.P.P., Mr. Arjun Chowdhury.

.....for the State.

1. Heard the learned Advocates for the parties.

2. We have considered the materials on record. Petitioner submits he is not the principal accused. Victim has been recovered. In her statement she has not implicated the petitioner.

3. Keeping in mind the extent of petitioner's complicity in the crime, we are inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

4. 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 subject to the

conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and on further condition that the petitioner shall appear before the jurisdictional court and pray for regular bail within a period of four weeks from date.

5. This application for anticipatory bail is, thus, disposed of.

(Gaurang Kanth, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)