Niladri Ghosh v. Central Bureau of India
Case brief
What is this about?
Bail under S.439 CrPC allowed on 02.05.2024 by Calcutta High Court bench (Gaurang Kanth, J.; Joymalya Bagchi, J.) in C. R. M. (DB) 736 of 2024 for petitioner Niladri Ghosh (counsel: Jaydeep Biswas, Smitesh Chatterjee, Shiprovon Seal, Kaushik Ghosh) against opposition by Dy. Solicitor General Dhiraj Trivedi for the CBI. Case arises from CBI RC 6 of 2022 (IPC 120B/467/468/471/420; PC Act 7A/8) on illegal appointments of primary teachers; petitioner described as a sub-agent/'foot soldier' recruited by Kuntal Ghosh, Gopal Samanta and others; candidates Achintya Deb Hazra and Sumit Kumar Bera each paid 1,00,000/-, refunded; co-accused's diary entries uncorroborated; 440 days custody; bond Rs.50,000/- with five sureties; reporting to IO Inspector Washim Akram Khan, CBI ACB Kolkata.
What did the court decide?
Bail granted to Niladri Ghosh on furnishing bond of Rs.50,000/- with five sureties of like amount each (two local), subject to strict conditions: appearance before the trial court on every date of hearing until further orders; no intimidating witnesses or tampering with evidence; no leaving the municipal limits of Kolkata or the districts of South 24-Parganas and North 24-Parganas without the leave of the Investigating Officer; fortnightly reporting to Inspector Washim Akram Khan, CBI, ACB, Kolkata; deposit of passport (if any) with the trial Court before release; automatic cancellation of bail by the trial court upon unjustified failure to appear.