CRM(DB) No. 4277 of 2022 · Calcutta High Court

Mr. Ayan Basu Mr. Sourab Bera Mr. Sumt Routh ..…for the petitioner Mr. Saibal Bapuli, learned APP Mr. Bibaswan Bhattacharya ….. for the State Learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner submits he is in custody for 168 days. It is also submitted that co-accuseds are on bail. Petitioner prays for bail. Learned Counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail and produces case diary. We have considered the materials on record. Co-accuseds are on bail. Keeping in mind the aforesaid fact and the period of detention suffered by him, we are inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, we direct that the petitioner viz. Sukumar Mondal shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of like amount each, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Purba Medinipur at Tamluk, subject to condition that 2 petitioner shall appear before the trial court on every date of hearing until further orders and shall not intimidate the witnesses and/or tamper with evidence in any manner whatsoever. In the event the petitioner fails to appear before the trial court without justifiable cause, the trial court shall be at liberty to cancel his bail in accordance with law without further reference to this Court. The application for bail is, accordingly, allowed. (Ajay Kumar Gupta, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)