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Akash Pramanik v. State of West Bengal

Calcutta HC18 Apr 2022CRM (A)/514/2022

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What is this about?

The single judge granted anticipatory bail to the petitioner in a case involving offences under Sections 363/365 IPC. The court considered a fresh statement under Section 164 CrPC where the victim denied the nature of relationship alleged by the prosecution and marital status of the parties.

What did the court decide?

Anticipatory bail granted subject to bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties, conditions under Section 438(2) CrPC, monthly meeting with IO, and daily court appearance.

Akash Pramanik Vs State of West Bengal — Child Sexual Offences (POCSO) | Calcutta HC (2022)

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18.04.2022 76 Ct. No. 29 KAUSHIK Allowed

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C.R.M.(A) 514 of 2022

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In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Raninagar Police Station Case No. 520 of 2021 dated 22.12.2021 under Sections 363/365 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

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And

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In Re : Sri Akash Pramanik ...… petitioner

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Mr. Suranjan Mondal Mr. Santanu Singha Mr. Amit Banerjee Ms. Mousumi Biswas Ms. Jayoti Basu Roy .…for the petitioner

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Mr. Subit Majumdar .…for the de-facto complainant

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Mr. Abhra Mukherjee Mr. Dipankar Mahata .…for the State

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The application for anticipatory bail is taken up for consideration subsequent to the order dated March 30, 2022.

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The victim lady recorded a statement under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.P.C.) subsequent to the order dated March 30, 2022.

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In her fresh 164 Cr.P.C. statement, the victim lady states that there is a relationship between the petitioner and the victim lady and that she married the petitioner as an adult.

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Considering her 164 Cr.P.C. statement on April 8, 2022 and considering the gravity of the offence and the involvement of the petitioner therein, we grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

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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 also be 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 meet the Investigating Officer once in a month till the conclusion of the investigation and on condition that the petitioner 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 petitioner in Court including cancelling the anticipatory bail granted without further reference to this Court.

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This application for anticipatory bail is, thus, allowed.

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Akash Pramanik v. State of West Bengal

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