27.04.2026 Item no.23. Court No.5.

Suman In the High Court at Calcutta Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri Criminal Revisional Jurisdiction CRR 41 of 2026 In the matter of :Laxmi Kanta Saha and Anr.

……Petitioner Dr. Arjun Chowdhury Ms. Pratusha Dutta Chowdhury Ms. Riya Agarwala Mr. Mantu Mondal Mr. Bappaditya Roy ..for the petitioners Mr. Nilay Chakraborty, Ld. APP Mr. Abhijit Sarkar ..for the State The present revisional application has been preferred seeking quashing of the charge sheet vide no.110 of 2025 dated 28.02.2025 arising out of Matigara Police Station Case No.27 of 2025 dated 13.01.2025 under Sections 316(2)/318(4)/61(2)/3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 qua the petitioners.

Dr. Chowdhury, learned advocate appearing for the petitioners, submits that the dispute which led to the initiation of the present proceedings is essentially civil in nature and has been given a criminal colour only to harass the petitioners. He further submits that the proceeding has been initiated under Sections 406/420 of the Indian Penal Code. According to him, it is well settled that where, in a complaint, allegations disclose an offence of criminal breach of trust as defined under Section 405 of the