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1994 Supreme(Cal) 320

GITESH RANJAN BHATTACHARJEE
GAUTAM KUNDU – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF WEST BENGAL – Respondent


Advocates Appeared:
A.K.MITRA, ABHIJIT BANERJI

Judgement Key Points
  • Key Points:
  • The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate is subordinate to the Chief Judicial Magistrate under Section 15(1) Cr. P. C., enabling withdrawal/transfer under Section 410 to be exercised by the Chief Judicial Magistrate in respect of cases in the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate’s file. (!)
  • A third party, including the de facto complainant, can move the Chief Judicial Magistrate for withdrawal and transfer under Section 410 Cr. P. C. (!)
  • The revisional court directed disposal of the Section 410 application in accordance with law with expedition and awarded costs. (!)

How to withdraw and transfer a case under Section 410 Cr. P. C. when the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate is involved?

What is the locus standi of a third party, including the de facto complainant, to move the Chief Judicial Magistrate for withdrawal and transfer of a case under Section 410 Cr. P. C.?

What is the subordination relationship between the Chief Judicial Magistrate and the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate for the purposes of Section 410 Cr. P. C.?


GITESH RANJAN BHATTACHARJEE, J.

( 1 ) IN this revisional application the petitioner prays for quashing the Criminal Misc. Case No. 355/93 pending in the Court of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Alipore under Section 410, Cr. P. C. In the said case wife/opposite party herein prayed for withdrawal and transfer of Sec. Q-1 Case No. 66/91 from the Court of the learned. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sealdah to any other Court. On the basis of a complaint of the wife forwarded under Section 156 (3), Cr. P. C. police recorded an FIR and ultimately on completion of investigation submitted charge-sheet on or about 18-1-92 against the accused persons including the husband/petitioner herein under Sections 498a and 406, IPC. In that connection there had been various proceedings in different Courts between the parties. In course of time the de facto complaint/wife filed an application before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Alipore for withdrawal and transfer of the said Criminal Case from the Court of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sealdah to any other Court. On that application under Section 410, Cr. P. C. the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Alipore passed a








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