Ashok Das v. Sangita Agarwala@Goyal
Case brief
What is this about?
Calcutta High Court, Circuit Bench Jalpaiguri; CRR 239 of 2024; Section 138 NI Act complaint CR Case No. 166 of 2020 before Judicial Magistrate 1st Court Alipurduar; dismissal for default by order dated 14.03.2024 after complainant's absence and failed show cause; revision by complainant Ashok Das allowed on grounds of right of opportunity of being heard and nature of offence; impugned dismissal order set aside and case restored to original file and number; expedited disposal ordered without adjournments except emergency; judge Bibhas Ranjan De; counsel Arnab Saha for petitioner; opposite party Sangita Agrawala @ Goyal absent despite notice.
What did the court decide?
Impugned order dated 14.03.2024 set aside; complaint case restored to its original file and number; learned Magistrate requested to dispose of the complaint case as expeditiously as possible without giving any kind of adjournment to any of the parties except in emergency; parties to act on server copy downloaded from the official website of the Court.