The learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that claiming parity with the Jhunu Tiwari @ Tarakeshwar Tiwari, who was granted anticipatory bail by an order dated 19th August, 2024 passed by a Coordinate Bench in CRM (A) 2844 of 2024, the present petitioner may be granted anticipatory bail.

2. The learned Counsel for the State in usual fairness admits that the present petitioner is standing on the same footing as that of Jhunu Tiwari @ Tarakeshwar Tiwari, who have been granted anticipatory bail on 19th August, 2024.

3. Under such circumstances, we are inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

4. Accordingly, we direct that in the event of arrest, the petitioner, namely, Jaiprakash Tiwari @ Mahesh Tiwari, 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 Signed By :

5. It is further directed that the petitioner shall appear before the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Asansol, Paschim Bardhaman in connection with G.R. Case No.1664 of 2024 within two weeks from date.

6. Accordingly, the application for anticipatory bail is disposed of.

7. All parties shall act on the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court.

(Soumen Sen, J.) (Prasenjit Biswas, J.) Signed By :