Kaushik Baul v. State of West Bengal and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bail under Section 439 CrPC granted in a Section 138 Negotiable Instrument Act complaint case (Case No. 685 of 2017); disputes characterised as civil in nature with past business relations between parties; conditional release requiring appearance before the 11th Metropolitan Magistrate, Kolkata on every fixed date; Trial Court empowered to cancel bail on non-compliance without further reference; petitioner Kaushik Baul; counsel Mr. Shah Jamal Hazra; C.R.M. (S.B.) 4 of 2024 allowed on 10.01.2024 by Rajasekhar Mantha, J.; no precedents cited; no quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
Bail granted: petitioner to be released from custody on condition of appearing before the Court below on every fixed date; further bail conditions may be imposed by the learned 11th Metropolitan Magistrate, Kolkata; petitioner to serve notice of the order on the private respondent.