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2024 Supreme(Cal) 745

RAI CHATTOPADHYAY
Santosh Gorai – Appellant
Versus
State of West Bengal – Respondent


Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Petitioner: Mr. A. Bhattacharrya, Mr. P.K. Gupta.
For the Respondent: Mr. Abhra Mukherjee, Mr. S.G. Mukherjee, Mr. I. Ali, Ms. D. Sahu.

JUDGMENT :

Rai Chattopadhyay, J.

1. An order of the Sessions Judge, Purulia, dated August 8, 2016, in Sessions Case No. 32/2016, is under challenge in this revision. The order inter alia has rejected petitioner’s prayer for further investigation.

2. Severe burn injuries and consequent hospitalization of his sister prompted the present petitioner, to lodge a FIR, being Balarampur P.S Case No. 60/2015 dated 30.09.2015, under Sections 498A/326/307/34 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Subsequent death of her, had led Section 302 of the IPC, to be added in the array of charges, against the accused persons/opposite parties. Charge sheet was submitted by police on December 31, 2015. That was submitted against the husband under Section 302, 304B and 498A of the IPC and Section 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Against the rest of the FIR named accused persons, police could found materials of offence under Section 498A of the IPC and Section 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act and only those were alleged against all the rest of the FIR named accused persons, excepting the husband.

3. The Court took cognizance of offences on January 3, 2016. The case was thereaft

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