JUDGMENT :

Shampa Dutt (Paul), J.

1. The present revision has been preferred by the Accused/Petitioner praying for quashing of impugned Criminal Proceeding being 269C of 2023 under Section 200 of the Code Criminal Procedure, 1973 with respect to the alleged commission of the Offences under Sections 182/211/499/500/503/504 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 presently pending before the Learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Court, Malda, West Bengal.

2. The case of the Opposite Party/Complainant is that the petitioner stated in various applications/petitions including Writ Application(s) that the opposite party was a “Corrupt Chairman” and that a First Information Report was also filed against him, wherein he used such terms and that has harmed his reputation.

3. It is further stated that:-

“The complainant currently serves as the chairman of the English Bazar Municipality, who had been elected for the first time to the position in 1995. He is also an ex-MLA and ex-Minister-in-Charge of the Department of Tourism for the Government of West Bengal. In the year 2004 he was awarded the "Environmental Excellency" award by Govt. of West Bengal and Central Govt. By virtue of his chairmanship, he represen