Ras Bihari Aditya @ Rasbihari Aditya v. State of West Bengal
Criminal Procedure – Anticipatory bail – Section 438 CrPC
Case brief
What is this about?
CRM (A) 2344 of 2024 decided 11.07.2024; anticipatory bail under Section 438 CrPC refused; Mayureswar Police Station Case No. 01 of 2021 dated 04.01.2021 under Sections 406/419/420/467/468/471/120B IPC; cash-for-job racket; alleged kingpin; custodial detention urged by State; two co-accused granted interim bail (per counsel); charge-sheet filed yet FIR held to prima facie disclose offence; case diary considered; prayer rejected.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail was refused having regard to the materials in the case diary, the nature and extent of the petitioner's alleged involvement, and because prima facie the FIR disclosed the offence against him notwithstanding the filing of the charge-sheet. ¶8