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Subir Mondal and Ors. v. State of West Bengal

Calcutta HC27 Mar 2023CRM (A)/961/2023

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What is this about?

In this anticipatory bail application, the High Court granted relief to the petitioners. The granting judge noted that a chemical analysis report placed before the postmortem doctor indicated death by natural causes, leading the court to consider the commission of offense unlikely and approve the bail prayer.

What did the court decide?

Prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners is allowed.

Subir Mondal and Ors. Vs State of West Bengal — Dowry and Cruelty | Calcutta HC (2023)

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27.03.2023 Serial no. 03 [Dd] (Anticipatory Bail) (Allowed)

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CRM (A) 961 of 2023

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In re : An Application for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Palashipara Police Station Case No. 448 of 2022 dated 25.12.2022 under Sections 498A/304B/34 of the IPC and under Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

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-And-

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In the matter of : Subir Mondal & Ors.

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Ms. Karabi Roy, Advocate

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Mr. Saswata Gopal Mukherji, ld. PP

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Mr. Aniket Mitra, Advocates … …For the State

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Mr. Asraf Mondal,

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Md. Bani Israil, Advocates

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Report as called for submitted in Court be taken on

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record.

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Subsequent to the order dated March 13, 2023, the police collected the chemical analysis report and placed it before the doctor conducting the postmortem who opined that the death was due to natural decease condition.

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In view of such finding of the doctor conducting the victim, we are inclined to 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 and also be subject to the conditions as laid down under

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Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and on further condition that the petitioner nos. 1 and 2 shall report before the Investigating Officer as and when called for till the conclusion of the investigation and petitioner no. 3 shall cooperate with the investigation till its completion and on further condition that the petitioners shall appear on every date 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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Prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners is allowed . CRM (A) 961 of 2023 is disposed of .

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(Debangsu Basak, J.)

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(Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.)

Subir Mondal and Ors. v. State of West Bengal

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