Sanjit Sarkar v. State of West Bengal
Case brief
What is this about?
Single-judge court dismissed an application for anticipatory bail. The court rejected the prayer due to the gravity of the offense, the petitioner's role as depot-in-charge, and incomplete withdrawal of departmental proceedings.
What did the court decide?
Application for anticipatory bail dismissed.
What the court decided
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01.03.2022 03 Ct. No 29 KAUSHIK (REJECTED)
C.R.M. (A) 975 of 2022
In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Raiganj Police Station Case No. 722 of 2020 dated 03.09.2020 under Sections 406/409/34 of the Indian Penal Code.
And
In Re : Sanjit Sarkar
….. petitioner
Mr. Sabir Ahmed Mr. J. Hossain
.… for the petitioner
Mr. Madhusudan Sur Mr. Manoranjan Mahata … for the State
Petitioner seeks anticipatory bail.
Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that, the departmental proceedings was initiated against the petitioner, where the petitioner was put under suspension. On the basis of the representation of the petitioner, the suspension order was withdrawn and the petitioner was allowed to resume duty at a different location. The petitioner was on leave at the time of inquiry. There was no role of the petitioner in the alleged incident.
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether anticipatory bail should be granted when the petitioner was an in-charge during the incident and investigations are in progress
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Sanjit Sarkar
- respondent
State
Coram
Debangsu Basak
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Calcutta HC
- Decided on
- · March
- Registered
- Case no.
- CRM (A)/975/2022
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