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Ashim Kumar Bhattacharjee v. the Central Bureau of Investigation

Gauhati HC8 Sept 2025Crl.Pet./784/2012

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What is this about?

Abatement of criminal petitions on death of petitioner during pendency; Gauhati High Court; Crl.Pet./784/2012 (Ashim Kumar Bhattacharjee v. CBI) and linked Crl.Pet./813/2012 (Adhar Kumar Barman v. CBI); Justice N. Unni Krishnan Nair; order dated 09/09/2025; CBI affidavit reporting petitioners' deaths on 11.12.2016 and 11.12.2014; Standing Counsel CBI submission of abatement unopposed; both petitions closed as abated; no adjudication on merits; no statute or precedent cited.

What did the court decide?

No substantive relief; both criminal petitions (Crl. Pet. No. 784/2012 and Crl. Pet. No. 813/2012) were closed on being abated due to the death of the petitioners during pendency of the proceedings. ¶27

Ashim Kumar Bhattacharjee Vs the Central Bureau of Investigation — Gauhati HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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GAHC010220102012

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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)

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Case No. : Crl.Pet./784/2012

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ASHIM KUMAR BHATTACHARJEE

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S/O LT. MADHUSUDAN SAMJDAR R/O 12, BISWAS NURSERY LANE P.O. K G BOSE SARANI, KOLKATA- 700085 WEST BENGAL.

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VERSUS

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THE CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

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Advocate for the Petitioner : MR.P KATAKI, MR.D K BAGCHI

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Advocate for the Respondent : , SC, CBI

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Linked Case : Crl.Pet./813/2012

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ADHAR KUMAR BARMAN S/O LT. RAMESWAR BARMAN R/O HAFLONG CONVENT ROAD UNDER HAFLONG POLICE STATION IN THE DIST. OF NORTH CACHAR HILLS DIMA HASAO ASSAM

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VERSUS

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THE CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION C.B.I

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-----------Advocate for : MRS.M S SUNDI Advocate for : SC

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CBI appearing for THE CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION C.B.I

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BEFORE

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HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR

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ORDER

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09/09/2025

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Heard Mr. B M Choudhury, learned counsel for the petitioner in Crl. Pet. No. 813/2012 and Ms. M Begum, learned counsel for the petitioner in Crl. Pet. No. 784/2012. Also heard Ms. M Kumari, learned Standing counsel, CBI appearing in both the above noted criminal petitions.

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The respondent CBI has filed an affidavit in the matter and therein have highlighted the fact that the petitioners in both the above noted criminal petitions, have during the pendency of the present proceeding passed on, on 11.12.2016 (petitioner in Crl. Pet. No. 784/2012) and 11.12.2014 (petitioner in Crl. Pet. No. 813/2012), respectively.

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In view of the above, the learned Standing counsel, CBI has submitted that the present criminal petitions would stand abated.

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The said submission is not opposed to by the learned counsel for the petitioners.

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In view of the above development taking place in the matters, on the death of both the petitioners, occasioning during the pendency of the present proceedings, both the criminal petitions, being Crl. Pet. No. 784/2012 and Crl. Pet. No. 813/2012 stand closed on being abated.

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JUDGE

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