Gita Singh Alias Geeta Singh v. State of West Bengal and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Gita Singh alias Geeta Singh v. State of West Bengal & Anr.; CRR 374 of 2024 with CRAN 1 of 2024; High Court at Calcutta, Criminal Revisional Jurisdiction, Appellate Side; decided 18.07.2025 by Bibhas Ranjan De, J.; PWDV Act 2005 - Sections 23(2), 23 and 12; ex parte refusal of interim relief; revision dismissed as infructuous; condonation of 69 days' delay under Section 5 of the Limitation Act; Criminal Appeal No. 17 of 2021; order dated 02.11.2021 of Judicial Magistrate, 5th Court, Serampore, Hooghly; judgment dated 23.08.2023 of Additional Sessions Judge, Fast Track 1st Court, Serampore; liberty to argue at Section 12 hearing; no merits entered into; expedition direction.
What did the court decide?
Delay of 69 days in filing the revisional application condoned (CRAN 1 of 2024 disposed of); petitioner at liberty to raise before the learned Trial Court, at the hearing of the Section 12 PWDV Act application, the issue regarding the earlier observations; learned Trial Judge requested to dispose of the case expeditiously without unnecessary adjournments.