The court corrected the petitioner's name and granted anticipatory bail under Section 438 CrPC, noting that the bill for unmetered consumption had already been paid, directing release on a bond of Rs. 2,000 with two sureties.
The petitioner shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs. 2,000/- with two sureties of like amount each.
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15.12.2020 tkm/ct 28 sl no. 70
C.R.M. 2478 of 2020 (via video conference)
In Re : An application for anticipatory bail under section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Dhantala P.S case no. 29 of 2020 dated 16.1.2020 under sections 135(1)(a) of the Electricity Act
Allowed and In Re : Ranjit Barai @ Sarkar …… petitioner
Mr. S Debnath …… for the petitioner Mr. G Wilson …… for the State Mr. Aniket Mitra …… for the WBSEDCL
Name of the petitioner was incorrectly stated in order dated
5.3.2020 as Shariful Mistri @ Mistry.
Name of the petitioner be read as Ranjit Barai @ Sarkar.
Having considered the materials on record and bearing in mind the nature of allegations and as the bill of unmetered consumption has already been paid, 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. 2,000/- 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.
The application being CRM 2478 of 2020 is disposed of.
(Suvra Ghosh, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)
1 issue framed by the court
Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the petitioner under the circumstances of the case.
3 provisions across 2 enactments
Ranjit Barai @ Sarkar
The State
WBSEDCL
Suvra Ghosh
Joymalya Bagchi
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