Manik Kar v. the State of West Bengal
Case brief
What is this about?
Manik Kar v. The State, C.R.M.(A) 649 of 2025, decided 04.03.2025 [Rejected]; anticipatory bail S.482 BNSS 2023; Kharagpur (L) P.S. Case 963/2023, G.R. Case 3461/2023; Ss.498A/304B/302/34 IPC r/w Ss.3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act; father-in-law; dowry death/suicide within two years of marriage; residence 100 mtrs from matrimonial home; contrasted with co-accused Sudip Kar @ Chanchal Kar granted pre-arrest bail; bench Joymalya Bagchi and Gaurang Kanth, JJ.; anticipatory bail rejected.
What did the court decide?
Statements on record show the petitioner, the father-in-law of the deceased, tortured her on demands of dowry, as a result of which she committed suicide within two years of marriage. ¶3