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2026 DAILYLAW 49508 (CAL)

SK. MANTAJ ALI v. STATE OF WEST BENGAL

CRR/4636/2026 · 2026-10-15

Kausik Chanda

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15.10.2026 Sl. No.38 Ct. No.237 S.A. CRR 4636 of 2026 Sk. Mantaj Ali - vs- The State of West Bengal Mr. Bhaskar Hutait Mr. Gourab Ghosh …for the petitioner Mr. Subir Ganguly Mr. Arijit Bhusan Bagchi …for the State It is submitted that, owing to his illness, the petitioner could not appear before the learned Judge, Special Court, Tamluk, Purba Medinipur, as a consequence of which a warrant of arrest was issued against him in connection with Session Case (E) No. 23(08) of 2014, arising out of Kolaghat Police Station Case No. 310 of 2014 dated July 25, 2014, under Section 135(1)(A) of the Electricity Act, 2003. Learned senior advocate appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner is, however, willing and ready to surrender before the learned Judge. In view of the aforesaid submission, the warrant of arrest issued against the petitioner shall remain stayed for a period of two months from the date of this order, subject to the condition that the petitioner surrenders before the learned Judge within the aforesaid period. In the event the petitioner surrenders before the learned Judge within the stipulated period, any application for bail that may be 2 filed on his behalf shall be considered and decided in accordance with law, uninfluenced by any observation made in this order. In the event the petitioner fails to surrender within the stipulated period, the stay of the warrant of arrest shall stand vacated automatically, and the learned Judge shall be at liberty to execute the warrant in accordance with law. Accordingly, CRR 4636 of 2026 is disposed of. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the learned advocates for the parties on usual undertakings. (Kausik Chanda, J.)