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Dhiren Saha v. State of West Bengal & Ors.

Calcutta HC24 Feb 2022CRR/727/2020

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In a revision petition under CrPC 482/401 arising from a Section 304B IPC case, the court directed the trial court to recall witnesses examined by the prosecution to ensure complete prosecution evidence before examining the accused under Section 313.

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Trial court directed to produce witnesses on fixed dates before examining accused under Section 313 CrPC.

Dhiren Saha Vs State of West Bengal & Ors. — Criminal Trial and Appeal | Calcutta HC (2022)

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54 24.2.2022 sb

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CRR 727 of 2020 (Via video conference)

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In Re: An application under Section 482 read with Section 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

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In the matter of : Dhiren Saha

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…….Petitioner

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Mr. Kallol Kumar Basu Md. Jannat Ul Firdous …….for the Petitioner Mr. Swapan Banerjee Ms. Purnima Ghosh …for the State

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Pursuant to the order dated 16^th February, 2022, a report has been submitted by Mr. Banerjee, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the State. Let the same be kept with the record.

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Record reflects that seven witnesses out of fourteen witnesses have been examined. The evidence of the prosecution has been closed and date has been fixed on 6^th April, 2022 for examination of the accused persons under Section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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The complainant who has approached before this court has expressed his anxiety that even the Investigating Officer of the case has not been examined as a witness in the instant case.

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In view of the anxiety expressed by the complainant, I find that there is substance regarding non-examination of number of witnesses. The case is of the year 2014 and the subject matter involves alleged offences under Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code.

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In view of the same, I am of the opinion that the prosecution should be afforded another opportunity to produce all the witnesses prior to the examination under Section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure being conducted.

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Accordingly, the present petitioner would prefer an application for communicating this order to the learned trial court. Pursuant to that, the learned trial Court would pass a specific direction upon the Officer-in-charge, Basirhat Police Station who would produce the witnesses on the dates so fixed.

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Needless to state that the next date is fixed on 6^th April, 2022 when at least three of the witnesses must be produced before the court for conducting the examination-in-chief and cross examination and the rest of the witnesses should be completed within a month from the said date preferably by 12^th May, 2022.

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The learned court would at liberty to examine the accused persons under Section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure from the week starting from 16^th May, 2022.

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It is further directed that in case, any of the witnesses is reluctant to appear before the learned trial court, the learned trial Court would be at liberty to direct the Officer-in-charge, Basirhat Police Station for executing and exhausting harsher process of law.

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Accordingly, the revisional application being CRR 727 of 2020 is disposed of.

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Pending applications, if any, are consequently, disposed of. Interim order, if any, is hereby vacated.

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The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the State is directed to communicate this order to the Officer-incharge, Basirhat Police Station.

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All parties are to act on the server copy of this order, duly obtained from the official website of this Court.

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(Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)

Dhiren Saha v. State of West Bengal & Ors.

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