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Minu Biswas v. State of West Bengal

Calcutta HC19 Apr 2022CRM (A)/1218/2022

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What is this about?

The High Court granted anticipatory bail to Minu Biswas and others in a gangrape and suicide case under Section 438 CrPC. The bench considered the suicide note and post-mortem report, concluding the deceased committed suicide, and ordered bail subject to conditions including cooperation with investigation and daily court appearances.

What did the court decide?

Anticipatory bail granted subject to bond of Rs. 10,000, sureties, conditions under Section 438(2) CrPC, and daily appearance before jurisdictional court.

Minu Biswas Vs State of West Bengal — Bail and Remand | Calcutta HC (2022)

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10 19.04.2022

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10 19.04.2022 C.R.M. (A)1218 of 2022 (AD) Court No.29 (Allowed) In Re: - An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Gangnapur P.S. Case No. 43 of 2022 dated 12/02/2022 under Sections 306/417/376/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. And In the matter of: Minu Biswas & Anr. ….petitioners. Mr. Sekhar Kumar Basu, Sr. Advocate. Ms. Minoti Gomes …for the petitioners. Mr. Tanmay Kumar Ghosh, Ld. Sr. Government Advocate. Ms. Sonali Bhar …for the State. Mr. Syed Arif Ahmed Mr. Biswajit Mitra … for the de facto complainant. Petitioners seek anticipatory bail. Learned Senior Advocate appearing for the petitioners submits that the deceased committed suicide. State and the de facto complainant are represented. Learned Advocate appearing for the State draws the attention of the Court to the suicide note of the deceased and the post-mortem report.

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Considering the suicide note of the deceased and considering the post-mortem report and considering the gravity of the offence and the involvement of the petitioners therein, we grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

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Accordingly, we direct that in the event of arrest, the petitioners shall be released on bail upon furnishing a Bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) each with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer

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and also subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and on further condition that the petitioners will cooperate with the investigation till the conclusion of the investigation and on condition that the petitioners shall appear every day before the jurisdictional Court on and from the date fixed for appearance of the accused and in default, the jurisdictional Court will pass appropriate order to secure the presence of the petitioners in Court including cancelling the anticipatory bail granted without further reference to this Court.

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The prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners is allowed.

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C.R.M. (A) 1218 of 2022 is disposed of.

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(Debangsu Basak, J.)

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(Bibhas Ranjan De, J.)

Minu Biswas v. State of West Bengal

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