Sameer Kumar Dey v. the State (U.T. of Andaman and Nicobar Islands) and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Port Blair Circuit Bench criminal revision disposed on the victim's request; arose from Sessions Court order dated 7 December 2023; victim withdrew, stating she had been pressurized by police to make statements and that hearings would affect her college studies; Pahargaon Police Station Case No.106 of 2023, charge sheet No.90 of 2023 and Sessions Case No.33 of 2023 quashed and set aside; Judge Moushumi Bhattacharya; petitioner Sameer Kumar Dey; respondents the State (U.T. of Andaman and Nicobar Islands) and another; no statute or precedent cited or discussed.
What did the court decide?
Criminal revision disposed of in terms of the victim's specific desire to withdraw the charges; Pahargaon Police Station Case No.106 of 2023 (dated 19 July 2023), charge sheet No.90 of 2023 and Sessions Case No.33 of 2023 quashed and set aside; presence of the victim dispensed with.