Calcutta High Court (Appellete Side)

The Indian Penal Code vs In Re : Gopal @ Gopal Chandra Biswas on 18 November, 2024

18.11.2024
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Allowed

C.R.M. (A) No. 3943 of 2024

In Re:- An application for anticipatory bail under Section
482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita in connection
with Karimpur Police Station Case No. 19 of 2024 dated
25.01.2024 under
Sections 498A
/
354B
/
/
/
/
of
the Indian Penal Code.
And
In Re : Gopal @ Gopal Chandra Biswas ..... petitioner

Mr. Amanul Islam
Mr. Sourav Mukherjee
.....for the petitioner

Ms. Sujata Das
Mr. Asraf Mandal
....for the State

1.
Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits

allegation of attempt to murder/outraging of modesty are

embellished to falsely implicate him. Accordingly, he prays for

anticipatory bail.

2. Learned Counsel for the State opposes the prayer

for anticipatory bail.

3. We have considered the materials on record

including statement of the victim lady. Her allegations with

regard to outraging modesty are bereft of material particulars

with regard to date and time. However, she states she has been

continuously threatened. In view of the aforesaid

circumstances we are of the opinion custodial interrogation is

Signed By :

SHANTANU DAS
High Court of
Calcutta
20 th of
November 2024
06:05:51 PM
not necessary and petitioner may be granted anticipatory bail

subject to strict conditions.

4. Accordingly, we direct that in the event of arrest

the petitioner shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond

of Rs.10,000/-, with two sureties of like amount each, to the

satisfaction of the arresting officer and also be subject to the

conditions as laid down under
Section 482(2)
of the Bharatiya

Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and on condition that he shall

appear before the jurisdictional court and pray for regular bail

within a period of four weeks from date and on further

condition petitioner shall meet the investigating officer once in a

week until further orders.

5. The application for anticipatory bail is, thus,

allowed.

(Gaurang Kanth, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)

Signed By :

SHANTANU DAS
High Court of
Calcutta
20 th of
November 2024
06:05:51 PM