Sukanta Pal v. State Of West Bengal

28.02.2025 Sl.No. 15 Ct. 32 Amalranjan In The High Court At Calcutta Criminal Revisional Jurisdiction Appellate Side CRR 2195 of 2011 Sukanta Pal Vs.

State of West Bengal and ors.

Dr. Parmeshwar Nath Mishra Ms. Pragya Mishra Mr. A.P. Tiwary............for the petitioner Mr. Debasish Roy, Ld. PP.

Ms. Faria Hossain Mr. Kunal Ganguly..........for the State

1. Report submitted by the Block Land & Land Reforms Officer, Balagarh, Jirat, Hooghly is taken on record.

2. It appears that the petitioner has already deposited a sum of Rs. 68,000/- as assessed by the Block Land & Land Reforms Officer for compounding the offence.

3. Upon such deposit of the amount, there is no justification in keeping this revisional application pending. There is specific provision in the Act that the offence as alleged is compoundable.

4. With the above observations, the revisional application being CRR 2195 of 2011 is disposed of. Consequently the application, if any, is also disposed of.

5. Accordingly, the proceeding being FIR No. 80/11 dated 18.06.2011 and proceeding pending under section 23A of the Mines and Minerals (Development and

Regulations) Act, 1957 and the same is pending before the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hooghly, is hereby quashed in so far as the petitioner is concerned.

6. The interim order, if any, stands vacated.

7. Let a copy of this order be communicated to the learned court below immediately for information.

8. All parties are to act in terms of the copy of this order downloaded from the official website of this court. ( Ajay Kumar Gupta, J. )