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SHAMPA DUTT (PAUL)
Susmita Maity Jana – Appellant
Versus
State of West Bengal – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
SHAMPA DUTT (PAUL), J.
1. The present revisional application has been preferred praying for quashing of Debra PS FIR No. 83 of 2022 dated 13th February, 2022 converted into Spl Trial Case No. 21 of 2022 9R-20/2022) pending before the learned Additional Sessions Judge, 1st Court, Paschim Midnapore, under Section 3(1)(r)(s) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.
2. The petitioner’s case in short is as follows:
(ii) In the year 2006, the petitioner became a head mistress of the said school and thereafter in the year 2012, she was transferred to Chaksahapur Primary School under the Debra east circle.
(iii) After joining in the said school, she came to know that the head mistress of Chaksahapur Primary School is also holding and/or responsible as one of the cheques issuing authority for a nearby hostel for primary girls under the name and style of Lodha Hostel. Another person for cheque signing authority for hostel was the superintendent of that school. Such responsibility was by way of default under the scheme of the Governme
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