Riya Ghosh v. the State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Missing person Sukesh Ghosh; petitioner Riya Ghosh v. State of West Bengal; police report 17.02.2025; prior Raina PS Case No. 171/2024 (Ss. 365/120B/34 IPC) ended as mistake of fact; subject recovered from Siliguri Park, Darjeeling; S. 164 CrPC statement - neither abducted nor kidnapped; Burdwan PS G.D.E. No. 1081/2024 dated 12.08.2024; informant Mukesh Ghosh; affair with Piu Roy; Ichhlabad, Burdwan PS; police found to be taking proper steps; liberty to complain before jurisdictional Magistrate under S. 175(3) or S. 223 BNSS; preliminary report to be called; W.P.A. 1786 of 2025 disposed of; Tirthankar Ghosh, J.
What did the court decide?
Petitioner left at liberty to approach the jurisdictional court by way of section 175(3) or section 223 of the BNSS; learned Magistrate directed to call for a preliminary police report and proceed in accordance with law.