Jayanta Biswas and Ors. v. the State of West Bengal and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail under Section 438 Cr.P.C.; CRM (A) 2321 of 2024; High Court of Calcutta; Chakdah Police Station Case No. 584 of 2024 dated 02.06.2024; Sections 341/325/376/417/506/34 IPC including s.376 IPC (rape); petitioners Jayanta Biswas, Lakhsman @ Laxman @ Lakshman Biswas (rejected), Jayanti Biswas and Jolly Biswas (allowed); bail bond Rs.10,000/- each with two sureties, one local; conditions under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.; direction to appear before A.C.J.M. Kalyani, District Nadia within two weeks for regular bail; partly allowed; Bench: Soumen Sen, J. and Sugato Majumdar, J.; decision dated 11.07.2024.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted to petitioner nos. 3 and 4 (Jayanti Biswas and Jolly Biswas): release on arrest upon bond of Rs.10,000/- each with two sureties of like amount each (one local), subject to Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. conditions, cooperation with investigation, and appearance before the learned A.C.J.M., Kalyani (District Nadia) within two weeks to pray for regular bail. Anticipatory bail application of petitioner nos. 1 and 2 (Jayanta Biswas and Lakhsman @ Laxman @ Lakshman Biswas) rejected; application otherwise disposed of.