Shampa Adhikary v. State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
C.R.R. 2029 of 2022; Shampa Adhikary v. State of West Bengal & Ors.; criminal revision under Secs. 482/483 CrPC 1973 against order dated 4-12-2019 of CJM Howrah rejecting protest petition; G.R. Case 9512/2015; Chatterjeehat P.S. Case 425/2015; IPC 341/323/506; Charge Sheet 61/2016 (30-03-2016) omitted Sec. 326A IPC despite alleged acid attack; two accused discharged; Sec. 161 CrPC statements silent on acid assault; trial-stage material corroborated by medical documents; disposed of with liberty to seek trial-court consideration of Sec. 326A (triable by Sessions Judge); Ajay Kumar Gupta, J.; order dated 04-11-2024.
What did the court decide?
CRR disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to make an appropriate application before the Learned Trial Court indicating that Section 326A IPC may be attracted and would be triable by the Learned Sessions Judge; trial court to pass necessary order on the materials in the record in accordance with law; copy of the order to be communicated to the trial court below; connected applications, if any, disposed of.