IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CRIMINAL REVISIONAL JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE Present:-

HON’BLE JUSTICE CHAITALI CHATTERJEE DAS.

CRR 476 OF 2023 ASISH BERA & ORS.

VS THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ANR.

For the Petitioners : Mr. Swapan Kumar Mallick, Adv.

Ms. Sudeshna Das, Adv.

For the State : Mr. Debasish Roy, Ld. P.P.

Mr. Imran Ali, Adv.

Ms. Debjani Sahu, Adv.

For respondent no. 2 : Mr. Sibaji Kr. Das, Adv.

Mr. Dipendu Sarkar, Adv.

Ms. Deblina De, Adv.

Last heard on : 01.12.2025 Judgement on : 30.01.2026 Uploaded on : 30.01.2026 CHAITALI CHATTERJEE DAS, J. :-

1. This is an application for quashing of G.R case no. 1366 of 2022 arising out of Dhantala Police Station Case no. 229 of 2022, dated April 17, 2022, under Section 498A/323 /307/313/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code read with Section 3/4 of the Dowry Provision Act, 1961, along with the charge sheet no. 4/2022, presely pending before the Court of Learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate at Ranaghat.

Fact of the case

2. On 20 March 2022, the Opposite Party no. 2 made a complaint before the Sagar Police Station, 24 Parganas South alleging that after being engaged in a relationship with the petitioner no. 1 for about 12 years, the Opposite Part