IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CRIMINAL REVISIONAL JURISDICTION

Present:

The Hon’ble Justice Debangsu Basak

CRR 1498 of 2025

Nijam Ali Mondal

Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Anr.

For the Petitioner : Mr. Dipanjan Chatterjee, Advocate

Mr. Kalyan Kumar Bhattacharjee, Advocate

Ms. Kakan Das, Advocate

Ms. Rimpa Adhikari, Advocate

For the Opposite Party No.2 : Mr. Dhananjay Banerjee, Advocate

Mr. Praloy Hazra, Advocate

Hearing & Judgment on : September 9, 2025

DEBANGSU BASAK, J.:-

1. Revisional application is directed against the judgment and order dated

February 17, 2025 passed by the Court of the Additional Sessions

Judge, Kalna in Criminal Appeal No.07 of 2022.

2. By the impugned judgment and order, the first appeal court affirmed

the judgment and order under appeal. The first appeal court, however, noted that, the petitioner before us who was the appellant before the

first appeal court was not represented.

3. Learned Advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that, the

petitioner was not heard prior to the appeal being disposed of. He

submits that, the first appeal court did not make any endeavour to engage any Advocate for the appellant for the purpose of disposal of the appeal.

4. Learned Advocate appea