IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CRIMINAL REVISIONAL JURISDICTION

APPELLATE SIDE

PRESENT:

THE HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE AJOY KUMAR MUKHERJEE

CRR 1565 of 2015

Aveek Sarkar & Ors.

Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Anr.

For the Petitioner : Mr. Sandipan Ganguly, Sr. Adv

Ms. Somopriyo Chowdhury

Mr. Soumitra Datta

For the Opposite party No.2 : Mr. Mohammde Amin

Ms. Mahjabeen

Mr. Ghulam Muztaba

Heard on : 21.05.2025 Judgement on : 21.08.2025

Dr.Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee, J.

1. Petitioners herein/accused persons have assailed the impugned criminal proceeding being complaint case no. 34 of 2015 pending before learned Judicial Magistrate, 20th court, Calcutta, under section 500 of the

Indian Penal Code (IPC).

2. A petition of complaint was filed by the opposite party herein before the court below alleging that on 13th September, 2014 a news item was

published in the daily Ananda Bazar Patrika in which the members of the Student Islamic Organization were shocked to read representation in which serious allegations were made against the opposite party/organization which is defamatory in nature and the imputations were made by stating that the investigating officer has mentioned that some of these persons have connection with the