TIRTHANKAR GHOSH
Bikash Bej – Appellant
Versus
Central Bureau of Investigation – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Tirthankar Ghosh, J.
1. The revisional applications being CRR 1474 of 2024 and CRR 1510 of 2024 involve common question of facts and law and arise out of the same case, as such both of them are decided and disposed of by a single order.
2. The revisional applications have been preferred for quashing of the notices dated 03-04-2024 issued under Section 160 of the Code of Criminal Procedure by the Central Bureau of Investigation, SCB, Kolkata in connection with RC0562021S0052 dated 21-12-2021 under Sections 302/34 IPC.
3. The background of the case refers to the order passed by the Hon’ble High Court, Calcutta in WPA No 16932 of 2021 which is related to post poll violence and wherein Marishda PS Case No. 71 of 2021 dated 30-03-2021 was transferred to the CBI pursuant to the order dated 31.01.2023.
4. Accordingly, the case was re-numbered as above and the investigation of the case commenced at the instance of the CBI, SCB, Calcutta.
5. At the time of hearing of the revisional application, the Central Bureau of Investigation has submitted a report and a copy of the chargesheet has also been filed. The brief facts of the case as set out in the chargesheet are as follows :-
Dipakbhai Jagdish Chandra Patel –Vs- State of Gujarat reported in (2019) 16 SCC 547
Mahabir Mandal v. State of Bihar, (1972) 1 SCC 748, 763 : 1972 SCC (Cri) 454 : (1972) 3 SCR 639
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