Biswajit Giri v. State of West Bengal
Case brief
What is this about?
In an application under Section 482 CrPC to quash proceedings in a case involving cheating and criminal breach of trust, the court noted that the parties had settled their disputes and expressed intention to withdraw. Finding the continuance of proceedings unwarranted, the court quashed the pending case resulting in cheating, criminal breach of trust, and criminal misappropriation.
What did the court decide?
Further proceedings in the case under Sections 420/406/424/506 IPC registered at Chandipur Police Station Case No. 162 of 2017 were quashed, and the revision application was allowed.