JUDGMENT :

Shampa Dutt (Paul), J.

1. The present revision has been preferred praying for quashing of First Information Report being Santiniketan Police Station Case No. 112 of 2020 dated August 01, 2020, under Sections 341/323/325/392/506/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 pending before the Court of the Learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate at Bolpur, Birbhum and consequential proceeding emanating there from.

2. Though the opposite party no.2 was represented on earlier dates fixed for hearing, the opposite party no.2 has not been represented at the time of final hearing.

3. Learned Public prosecutor has represented the state and placed the case diary along with a memo of evidence.

FACTS:-

4. The petitioner’s case is that the petitioner was discharging his duties as the Vice Chancellor of Viswa-Bharati at Santiniketan at the time of alleged incident.

5. In early 2020, the entire world was faced with an unprecedented medical crisis owing to the spread of Covid-19 virus and as such University Grants Commission, New Delhi as a preventive measure had made an official communication vide its letter D.O. No.F No. 1-14/2020(Website) dated 05.03.2020. In furtherance thereof the University ha