Buddhadev Kundu v. The State Of W.B.

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

Criminal Revisional Jurisdiction 29-09-2022 Subha Item no.17 CRR 1647 of 1998 Ct no.34 Buddhadev Kundu -versus- State of West Bengal & Anr.

Re : An application under Sections 401, 482 and 483of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Mr. Moloy Bhattacharyya Ms. Shefa Mondal ...for the Petitioner.

Ms. Anasuya Sinha Mr. Pinak Kumar Mitra ....for the State.

Pursuant to the order dated 29th August, 2022 passed by this court, the petitioner deposited a fine amount of Rs.50,000/- and submitted an affidavit. Receipt of the deposit was enclosed in the said affidavit. Today, Ms. Sinha, learned advocate for the State has submitted a report of the Officer-in-Charge, Patrasayer PS, Bankura who has also contended in his report that the said amount has been deposited before the learned Judicial Magistrate, 2nd Court, Bishunpur. Having regard to the fact that the petitioner has deposited the fine amount, the sentence so imposed in connection with Complaint Case No. 163C of 1992 ( T. R. No. 180 of 1992) is modified and reduced to a fine amount of Rs.50,000/- . Thus, the substantial sentence so imposed in connection with the said case and affirmed in appeal is hereby quashed.

Accordingly, the revisional application being CRR 1647 of 1998 is partly allowed.

Pending applications, if any, are consequently disposed of. All concerned parties are to act in terms of a copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this court. [Tirthankar Ghosh, J]