24.04.2026 Item no.30. Court No.5.

Suman In the High Court at Calcutta Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri Criminal Revisional Jurisdiction CRR 127 of 2026 In the matter of : Sri Deb Kishan Lakhotia @ Dev Kishan Lakhotia and Anr.

……Petitioners. Mr. Nigam Mittal ..for the petitioners Mr. Rahul Hoare Mr. Rounak Ghosh ..for the opposite party no.2.

Mr. Nilay Chakraborty, Ld. APP Mr. Dhiman Sil ..for the State The present revisional application has been preferred seeking quashing of FIR being Kotwali Police Station Case No. 201 of 2023 dated 23.03.2023 under Sections 188/34 of the Indian Penal Code, corresponding to G.R. Case No. 1369 of 2025, presently pending before the Court of the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Court, Jalpaiguri, and all proceedings arising therefrom.

Mr. Mittal, learned advocate appearing for the petitioner, submits that the dispute giving rise to the registration of the present case pertains to the transfer of a parcel of land. He contends that the dispute is, in essence, civil in nature; however, it has been given a criminal colour with an oblique motive to harass the petitioner. He further submits that if the present proceeding is allowed to continue, the same would amou