Nurul Islam v. State of West Bengal
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court at Calcutta, Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction, decided 02.07.2026 by Tirthankar Ghosh, J. Appeal C.R.A. (SB) 91 of 2026 (Nurul Islam v. State of West Bengal) dismissed as infructuous after the State reported completion of the sentence under Duttapukur Police Station Case No. 34 of 2025; appellant still detained under Barasat Police Station Case No. 17 of 2025. Keywords: infructuous appeal, sentence fully served, dismissal, CRAN 1 of 2026, State report retained on record. No statutes or precedent cases cited; no counsel appeared for the appellant; Ms. Arushi Rathore appeared for the State.
What did the court decide?
The appeal before the Court has become infructuous because the appellant has already served out the sentence. ¶10