Partly allowed

Shyamal Pal@ Shyamal Kr.Pal @ Shyamal Sarkar v. State of West Bengal

Calcutta HC24 Feb 2022CRM (SB)/6/2022

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What is this about?

The Single Bench granted interim bail to the appellant, addressing a name discrepancy between documents. The court observed the accused held custody over 100 days and released him on bail with conditions regarding identity proof and tracking.

What did the court decide?

Interim bail granted at Rs. 10,000 from a surety of equal amount until 30th July, 2022, subject to submitting residential address and mobile number.

Shyamal Pal@ Shyamal Kr.Pal @ Shyamal Sarkar Vs State of… — Bail and Remand | Calcutta HC (2022)

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24.02.2022 Sl. No. 01 Srimanta

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Ct.No.42

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CRM (SB)/6/2022

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(Via Video Conference)

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In Re : An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 in connection with an FIR being Basirhat Police Station Case No. 720/2021 dated 06.10.2021 under Section 14 of the Foreigners Act and a final report in the form of a charge-sheet being no. 715/2021 dated 20.10.2021 under Section 14 of the Foreigners Act.

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In the matter of : Shyamal Pal @ Shyamal Kumar Pal @ Shyamal Sarkar.

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…appellant.

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Md. Anwar Hossain, Adv., Ms. Ratna Ghosh, Adv.

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…for the State.

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There is a discrepancy in the name of the accused. So far as the Aadhar Card, Ration Card etc. the name of the accused is recorded as Shyamal Kumar Pal but in the EPIC Card as well as Voter’s list his name is reflected as Shyamal Sarkar. In order to ascertain whether Shyamal Pal and Shyamal Sarkar are the same and identical person this Court directed the accused to produce any document prepared before 2015.

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Learned Advocate for the petitioner submits that the Ration Card of the accused was prepared prior to 2012. This is an antedated document whether the petitioner is described as Shyamal Pal. The surname of the accused was recorded wrongly in the EPIC Card and Voter’s list. For this reason the prosecution cannot take advantage. The accused is in

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custody for more than 100 days. Considering the recording in the Aadhar Card, Bank Passbook and Ration Card, the accused is enlarged on interim bail of Rs.10,000/-(Rupees Ten Thousand) with one surety of like amount to the satisfaction of the Learned A.C.J.M., Basirhat with further condition that the petitioner shall submit an affidavit stating his residential address and mobile phone number so that he may be tracked during the pendency of the appeal.

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Ad interim bail till 30^th July, 2022.

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Petitioner is at liberty to pray for extension of interim bail during the pendency of the appeal.

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( Bibek Chaudhuri, J. )

Shyamal Pal@ Shyamal Kr.Pal @ Shyamal Sarkar v. State of West Bengal

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