Sayan Saha v. State of West Bengal and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
CRR 230 of 2023; Sayan Saha v. State of West Bengal and Anr.; High Court at Calcutta, Criminal Revisional Jurisdiction; decision date 15-05-2024; Judge Tirthankar Ghosh; Ekbalpore Police Station Case No. 507 of 2021; charge submitted under Sections 417/376 IPC; CJM Alipore directed to commit case to court of sessions; records transfer by Sessions Judge or designated court; framing of charges within thirty days; commencement of evidence within a fortnight; insistence on complainant/victim as PW-1; petitioner at liberty to approach the Court after PW-1's examination-in-chief and cross-examination; revisional application disposed of; pending applications disposed of; State's report kept with record.
What did the court decide?
Revisional application CRR 230 of 2023 disposed of with operative directions: committal to the court of sessions via the learned CJM, Alipore; immediate transfer of records by the Sessions Judge or designated court; framing of charges within thirty days and commencement of evidence within a further fortnight; insistence on examination of the complainant/victim as PW-1; petitioner granted liberty to approach this Court after PW-1's examination-in-chief and cross-examination. Pending applications, if any, consequently disposed of; State's report kept with the record.