Gourav Mondal @Sourav Mandal v. the State of West Bengal
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail; Section 438 CrPC 1973; Section 482 BNSS 2023; Section 438(2); Section 482(2); BNS 2023 Sections 329(4), 118(1)(2), 109(1), 351(2), 3(5); Matigara Police Station Case No.467 of 2024 dated 30.07.2024; simple injury; custodial interrogation not required; bail bond Rs.10,000 with two sureties of equal amount; Arresting Officer; weekly meeting with investigating officer; appearance before jurisdictional court after closure of investigation; no witness intimidation or evidence tampering; cancellation of bail by jurisdictional court without further reference; Calcutta High Court Circuit Bench Jalpaiguri; Gourav Mondal @ Sourav Mondal; Partha Sarathi Chatterjee J.; Shampa Sarkar J.; CRM (A) 808 of 2024; disposed 27.11.2024.
What did the court decide?
Conditional anticipatory bail granted: in the event of arrest, petitioner Gourav Mondal @ Sourav Mondal to be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of equal amount each, to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer, subject to Section 438(2) CrPC 1973 / Section 482(2) B.N.S.S. 2023 conditions, plus directives to meet the investigating officer once a week, appear before the jurisdictional court on each hearing date after closure of investigation, and refrain from intimidating witnesses or tampering with evidence; breach entitles the jurisdictional court to cancel bail without further reference to this court.