Dismissed

Mamata Senapati v. State of West Bengal and Anr.

Calcutta HC2 Feb 2022CRR/1308/2020

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Single Judge bench dismissed a Criminal Revision Petition challenging an order directing further investigation. The Court found the Magistrate's reasons cogent and declined to interfere with maintainability, allowing the petitioner to challenge it at an appropriate stage while directing police to expedite investigations.

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Crim. Rev. Petition No. 1308 of 2020 and connected pending applications disposed of.

Mamata Senapati Vs State of West Bengal and Anr. — Criminal Trial and Appeal | Calcutta HC (2022)

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02.02. 2022 item No.58 n.b. ct. no. 34

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(Via video conference) CRR 1308 of 2020 With

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IA No. CRAN 1 of 2020 + IA No. CRAN 2 of 2020 +

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IA No. CRAN 3 of 2021 Mamata Senapati Vs.

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The State of West Bengal & Anr.

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Mr. Jayanta Narayan Chatterjee Sk. Sahjahan Mr. Nazir Ahmed Mrs. Jayasree Patra

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…..for the Petitioner

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Mr. Sudip Ghosh Mr. Bitasok Banerjee Mr. A. K. Dutta …..for the State.

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Mr. Arijit Bera

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.. for the Opposite Party

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The subject matter of challenge relates to the order dated January 17, 2020 passed by the Learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Medinipur, Paschim Medinipur in G.R. Case No.2583 of 2017 in connection with Debra Police Station Case No.386 of 2017 dated 02.08.2017.

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I have perused the order as also the reasons so assigned by the Learned Magistrate directing further investigation as prayed for by the complainant. The reasons so assigned by the Learned Magistrate are cogent and are on the basis of materials collected by the Investigating Agency which requires to be dealt with in a proper

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manner. There is a deviation from the materials and the report so submitted under Section 173 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to that extent the observation of the Learned Magistrate is required to be approved. Since an order for further investigation has been directed, I am not inclined to interfere into the merits of the case regarding the point of maintainability of the proceedings.

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The petitioner will be at liberty to agitate the point at the appropriate stage.

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No interference is called for as regards the order dated 17.01.2020 is concerned.

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The police authorities would try to expedite the progress of the further investigation as the initial investigation was initiated in the year 2017.

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With the above observations, CRR 1308 of 2020 is disposed of.

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All pending connected applications, if any, are consequently disposed of.

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

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(Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)

Mamata Senapati v. State of West Bengal and Anr.

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