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Bhigu Dutta @ Bhrigu Datta and Others v. State of West Bengal and Anr.

Calcutta HC10 Jul 2026CRR/1584/2026

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CRR 1584 of 2026; Bhigu Dutta @ Bhrigu Datta v. State of West Bengal; Calcutta High Court; Dr. Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee, J.; 10.07.2026; direction for expeditious disposal; G.R. Case No.5326 of 2020; Judicial Magistrate 3rd Court Howrah; Sections 498A/323/406//506/34 IPC; Section 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act; Section 173(8) Cr.P.C. application undisposed; charge framed 16.02.2022; pending over 6 years; conclude preferably within ten months from next date of hearing; service of copy dispensed with.

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Application disposed of with a direction upon the Court below to make every endeavour for expeditious disposal of G.R. Case No.5326 of 2020 and to conclude it preferably within ten months from the next date of hearing; service of copy of the application upon the opposite party dispensed with. ¶11

Bhigu Dutta @ Bhrigu Datta and Others Vs State of West… — Dowry and Cruelty | Calcutta HC (2026)

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Issue for consideration

Whether the Court below should be directed to expeditiously dispose of G.R. Case No.5326 of 2020 pending before the learned Judicial Magistrate, 3rd Court, Howrah, the proceeding having remained pending for more than six years.

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Court's answer

The Court below was directed to make every endeavour for expeditious disposal of the proceeding being G.R. Case No.5326 of 2020.

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Ratio / Principle

The Court below was directed to make its best effort to conclude the proceeding preferably within a period of ten months from the next date of hearing.

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Key takeaways

Since the prayer was innocuous and the opposite party would have no cause to prejudice, service of copy of the application upon the opposite party was dispensed with.ratio¶10

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Calcutta High Court (Dr. Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee, J.), 10.07.2026, in CRR 1584 of 2026 (Bhigu Dutta @ Bhrigu Datta & Ors. v. The State of West Bengal & Anr.) disposed of the petitioners' prayer for expeditious disposal of G.R. Case No.5326 of 2020 (Sections 498A/323/406//506/34 IPC read with Section 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act) pending before the learned Judicial Magistrate, 3rd Court, Howrah. Observing that the proceeding had remained pending for more than 6 years, that no witness had been examined since charge was framed under Sections 498A/34 IPC on 16.02.2022, and that the complainant's Section 173(8) Cr.P.C. application lay undisposed, the Court held the prayer justified and directed the Court below to make every endeavour for expeditious disposal and to conclude the proceeding preferably within ten months from the next date of hearing. Service of copy of the application on the opposite party was dispensed with as the prayer was innocuous and prejudiced no one.

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10.07.2026 Sl. No.26. D/L. Mithun. Ct.No.29.

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CRR/1584/2026

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Bhigu Dutta @ Bhrigu Datta & Ors. Vs. The State of West Bengal & Anr.

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Mr. Riaz Abedin, Mr. Asif Dewan, Mr. Mehedi Masud, Ms. Afreen Azad

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…for the petitioners

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In this application the petitioners have prayed for a direction upon the Court below for expeditious disposal of G.R.Case No.5326 of 2020 under Sections 498A/323/406//506/34 of the IPC read with Section 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act presently pending before learned Judicial Magistrate, 3^rd Court, Howrah.

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Being aggrieved by the inordinate delay caused in disposal of the said proceeding, learned Counsel for the petitioners submits that the complainant lodged the complaint against the petitioners on 20^th November, 2020. After completion of investigation charge sheet has been submitted on 20^th January, 2021 and thereafter charge has been framed against the petitioners under Sections 498A/34 IPC on 16.02.2022. Thereafter no witness could be examined and the proceeding is getting delayed year after year. He further submits that in order to drag the proceeding, the complainant has filed an application under Section 173(8) Cr.P.C. which has also not been disposed of by the Court below till date.

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Having heard learned Counsel for the petitioners it appears that the prayer made by the petitioners is innocuous and if it is allowed in terms of the prayer made in the application, the opposite party will have

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no cause to prejudice and, as such, service of copy of application upon the opposite party is dispensed with.

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Having heard learned Counsel for the petitioners and that the prayer made by the petitioners is justified in view of the fact that the proceeding is pending for more than 6 years, the instant application being CRR 1584 of 2026 is hereby disposed of with a direction upon the Court below to make every endeavour for expeditious disposal of the proceeding being G.R. Case No.5326 of 2020 and to make his best effort to conclude the proceeding preferably within a period of ten months from the next date of hearing.

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Parties to act on a server copy of this order duly collected from the official website of the Hon’ble High Court, Calcutta.

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( Dr. Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee, J. )

Bhigu Dutta @ Bhrigu Datta and Others v. State of West Bengal and Anr.

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