IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CRIMINAL REVISIONAL JURISDICTION

APPELLATE SIDE

Present:

The Hon’ble Justice Md. Shabbar Rashidi

C.R.R. 5236 of 2025

Gopal Poddar

Vs.

The State of West Bengal and Anr.

For the petitioner : Mr. Sekhar Kumar Basu, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Soubhik Mitter, Adv. Ms. Rajnandini Das, Adv.

Ms. S. Dutta, Adv.

Ms. Arushi Rathode, Adv.

Ms. P. Singh, Adv.

Ms. N. Acharya, Adv.

Mr. K. Bapuli, Adv.

Heard on : 13.01.2026 Judgment on : 16.01.2026

Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.:-

1. The instant revisional application has been filed at the behest of one Gopal Poddar, one of the accused in G.R. Case No. 3305 of 2015 arising out of Titagarh Police Station Case No. 425 of 2015 dated June 12, 2015 under Sections 420/406/120B of the Indian Penal

Code, 1860 (for short, ‘I.P.C.’).

2. It was the allegation in the written complaint lodged by the private opposite party that one agent of a company called Ramel Industries Limited offered several plans and schemes to the de-facto complainant and solicited his investment in the company. The company had appointed several field workers as agents to motivate people to invest in the company in order to receive financial benefits. The private opposite party was also induced fr