IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction Appellate Side Present:

The Hon’ble Justice Debangsu Basak And The Hon’ble Justice Md. Shabbar Rashidi CRA 202 of 2019 Sushil Kumar Das Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

For the Appellant : Mr. Amitava Karmakar, Adv.

Mr. Mahadeb Khan, Adv.

For the State : Mr. Debabrata Chatterje, Adv.

Ms. Mausumi Sarkar, Adv.

For the Respondent Nos. : Mr. Kaushik Choudhury, Adv.

2,4,5 & 6 Hearing Concluded on : September 26, 2025 Judgement on : November 11, 2025 DEBANGSU BASAK, J.:-

1. Appellant has assailed the judgment and order of acquittal dated January 13, 2019 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, 1^st Court, Bankura in Sessions Trial No. 01 (08) of 2015 arising out of Sessions Case No. 39(04) of 2013 acquitting the private respondents of charges under Section 498A/302/201/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

2. Learned advocate appearing for the appellant has contended that, the daughter of the appellant was married to the respondent No. 2. The daughter of the appellant subsequent to her marriage had lived in her matrimonial home along with other members of the family of the in-laws. The daughter of the appellant had been continuo