Kundan Chandra and Ors. v. State of West Bengal and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: disposal of pending criminal proceedings upon amicable settlement; mediation settlement (order dated November 28, 2024) subject to certain conditions; victim/defacto complainant's Section 161 CrPC statement recording settlement and unwillingness to proceed; Misc. Case No. 132 of 2024, Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Siliguri; CRR No. 382 of 2024 with CRAN No. 1 of 2024; case diary returned; High Court at Calcutta, Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri; Suvra Ghosh, J. Relevant where parties have settled the dispute in mediation and the defacto complainant does not intend to proceed, supporting disposal of trial-level proceedings in terms of the settlement.
What did the court decide?
Proceedings in Misc. Case No. 132 of 2024 pending before the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Siliguri directed to be disposed of in terms of the parties' mediation settlement; the revisional application CRR No. 382 of 2024 with CRAN No. 1 of 2024 disposed of; case diary to be returned.