Tahura Bibi v. the State of West Bengal
Case brief
What is this about?
Tahura Bibi; anticipatory bail application CRM (A) 2319 of 2024; decided 11.07.2024; Kaliachak Police Station Case No. 38 of 2024 dated 13.01.2024; Indian Penal Code Sections 498A/323/406/306/506/34; section 438 and Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure; Section 164 witness statement directly implicated husband and mother-in-law of the victim; anticipatory bail refused and application rejected; bench: Soumen Sen, J. and Sugato Majumdar, J.; counsel: Md. Wasim Akram (petitioner), Faria Hossain, Ld. APP, and Samarjit Balial (State).
What did the court decide?
Considering the materials available in the case diary and the statement of the witness recorded under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which directly implicates the husband and mother-in-law of the victim, the Court was not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.