Dilruba Khatoon and Anr. v. the State of West Bengal and Anr.
Anticipatory bail – Section 438, Code of Criminal Procedure
Case brief
What is this about?
Calcutta High Court, CRM (A) 2069 of 2024, decided 03.07.2024 (Soumen Sen and Uday Kumar, JJ.). Anticipatory bail under S.438 CrPC sought in a case under Ss.135/138 of the Electricity Act, 2003. With the entire provisional amount deposited, the Court found custodial interrogation unnecessary and granted anticipatory bail: release on arrest on a Rs.5,000/- bond each with two registered sureties, subject to S.438(2) conditions, cooperation with investigation, and a direction to seek regular bail before the Special Judge, Electricity Act, Alipore within two weeks. Application disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted: in the event of arrest, the petitioners to be released on bail on a bond of Rs.5,000/- each with two registered sureties of like amount each, subject to the conditions under Section 438(2) CrPC, with cooperation/appearance directions and a direction to move the learned Special Judge, Electricity Act, Alipore for regular bail within two weeks; the application for anticipatory bail disposed of accordingly.