Bapi Mandal v. the State of West Bengal
Case brief
What is this about?
CRM (A) 2156 of 2024 | anticipatory bail | section 438 Code of Criminal Procedure | petitioner Bapi Mandal | English Bazar Police Station Case No. 1580 of 2021 dated 13.11.2021 | G.R Case No.6423 of 2021 | Sections 363/365, 364A, 368, 120B Indian Penal Code | kidnapping | criminal antecedent | prayer for anticipatory bail rejected, application disposed of | decided 05.07.2024 | Soumen Sen, J. and Uday Kumar, J. | Counsel: S. Purkayastha, J. Bhattacharya, Joydeep Biswas, Atanu Ghosh.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail is declined because prima facie evidence shows the petitioner directly involved in the commission of kidnapping and he has a criminal antecedent. ¶6