Biswanath Das and Ors. v. State of West Bengal
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail allowed under S.438 CrPC; Bizpur Police Station Case No. 115 of 2024 dated 03.06.2024; IPC Sections 498A/406/306; D.P. Act Sections 3/4; allegations prima facie omnibus; custodial interrogation not necessary; bond Rs.10,000/- each with two sureties (one local); weekly I.O. reporting by petitioners nos. 1, 3 and 4; jurisdiction restricted to District North 24 Parganas; G.R. No. 3681/2024; ACJM Barrackpore; petitioners Biswanath Das, Archana Das, Raja Das, Bappa Das, Sunita Tanti; counsel Debasis Kar, Arka Tilak Bhadra, Arnab Chatterjee, Abhinaba Mukherjee; High Court of Calcutta; CRM (A) 1932 of 2024; Soumen Sen, J.; Uday Kumar, J.; order dated 02.07.2024.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted: on arrest, release on bond of Rs.10,000/- each with two sureties of like amount (one local); petitioners nos. 1, 3 and 4 to meet the I.O. weekly till final report; all petitioners to cooperate with investigation, not leave District North 24 Parganas without I.O. permission, and comply with Section 438(2) CrPC conditions; all to appear before ACJM Barrakpore in G.R. No. 3681/2024 within two weeks.