Susovan Roy v. State

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

(CRIMINAL REVISIONAL JURISDICTION) PRESENT:

THE HON'BLE JUSTICE SIDDHARTHA ROY CHOWDHURY CRR 2155 of 2005 SUSOVAN ROY VS.

STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ANR.

For the Petitioner : Mr. S. Ash, Adv.

For the Opposite Parties : Mr. Goutam Dinda, Adv.

Hearing concluded on : 9th September, 2022 Judgement on : 14th September, 2022 Siddhartha Roy Chowdhury, J:- 1.

This proceeding stems out of an application filed under Section 401 read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, challenging the judgement and order passed by learned Judge Fast Track Court, 6th Bench, Kolkata affirming the order of conviction passed by learned Senior Municipal Magistrate, Kolkata in Case No. 6D of 2000 dated 17th January, 2002, under Section 16 (1) (a) (i) read with Section 7 of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954. 2.

Learned Senior Municipal Magistrate recorded an order of conviction against the petitioner and sentenced him to suffer simple imprisonment for six months and to pay fine of Rs. 1000/- in default to suffer simple imprisonment for two months.

3.

The petitioner made an unsuccessful attempt to get the order of conviction reversed in an appeal; learned Appellate Court was pleased to dismiss the appeal and decided to maintain order of conviction. 4.

In view of the concurrent finding of learned Trial Court as well as learned Appellate Court towards culpability of the petitioner in committing offence, I do not find any reason to interfere with concurrent finding particularly when I do not find any gross infirmities in the judgement passed by learned Courts below. Accordingly the order of conviction is affirmed however, taken into consideration that the petitioner is suffering the proceeding for nearly 22 years, despite his right to have speedy justice, I am of the view that ends of justice would be met if the petitioner instead of being sent to Correctional Home is directed to deposit a sum Rs. 10,000/- by 30th September, 2022. In case of failure on the part of the petitioner to deposit fund learned Senior Municipal Magistrate will be at liberty to issue nonbailable warrant or arrest against the petitioner and to send him to Correctional Home for serving out the sentence as directed by the learned Trial Court on 17th January, 2002 in Case No. 6D of 2000. 5.

With the observation the Revisional Application being no. CRR 2155 of 2005 is disposed of.

6.

Parties to act on the server copy of this judgement duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. 7.

The copy of the judgement be sent down to learned Trial Court for information and necessary action.

8.

Urgent Photostat certified copy of this judgement, if applied for, should be made available to the parties upon compliance with the requisite formalities.

(SIDDHARTHA ROY CHOWDHURY, J.)