Kundan Chandra and Ors. v. the State of West Bengal and Anr.
Criminal revision – disposal on settlement/compromise
Case brief
What is this about?
Calcutta High Court (Jalpaiguri Circuit Bench), CRR No. 287 of 2024 with CRAN No. 1 of 2024, decided 23.12.2024 by Suvra Ghosh, J. Criminal revisional application disposed of on the basis of an amicable settlement: victim/defacto complainant's Section 161 CrPC statement recorded non-intention to proceed; mediation concluded with settlement order dated November 28, 2024 subject to conditions; trial-court proceedings in G.R.Case No. 2597 of 2024 (ACJM, Siliguri) directed to be disposed of in terms of the settlement; case diary returned. Counsel: Mrs. Matan Chakraborty (petitioner), Mr. Abhijit Sarkar and Mr. Namrata Das (State), Mr. Sourav Lohani (O.P.). Keywords: settlement, mediation, disposal of criminal proceedings on compromise, Section 161 CrPC, defacto complainant, G.R. Case, Siliguri, Jalpaiguri Circuit Bench.
What did the court decide?
Proceedings in G.R.Case No. 2597 of 2024 directed to be disposed of in terms of the mediation settlement; CRR No. 287 of 2024 with CRAN No. 1 of 2024 disposed of; case diary to be returned to the producing authority.