SHANTONU MOITRA AND ANOTHER SOHINI ADHIKARI vs STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ANR — CRR/2236/2023

Case under Code of Criminal Procedure Section 482. Disposed: Contested--ALLOWED on 05th May 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 26-Jun-2023

CNR: WBCHCA0292152023

Filing Number

CRR/2246/2023

Filing Date

19-Jun-2023

Registration No

CRR/2236/2023

Registration Date

19-Jun-2023

Judge

Hon'ble Justice Apurba Sinha Ray

Coram

Hon'ble Justice Apurba Sinha Ray

Bench Type

Single Bench

Category

GROUP C (CRIMINAL MATTERS) ( 3 )

Sub-Category

Quashing of Proceedings ( 75 )

Judicial Branch

CRIMINAL SECTION

Decision Date

05-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--ALLOWED

Last updated 17-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Code of Criminal Procedure Section 482

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.SHANTONU MOITRA AND ANOTHER SOHINI ADHIKARI

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ANR

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 05-May-2026

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    Court's Decision Summary The High Court at Calcutta quashed the FIR and chargesheet against the husband and mother-in-law in a matrimonial cruelty case, finding insufficient prima facie evidence of Section 498A IPC offenses. The court prioritized the child's welfare—who refused to stay with his mother per judicial assessments—over the wife's mental cruelty claims, determining that the father's removal of the child was justified to protect his well-being, making continued prosecution an abuse of process. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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    Registration No. CRR/2236/2023

casestatus.in Summary

Court's Decision Summary The High Court at Calcutta quashed the FIR and chargesheet against the husband and mother-in-law in a matrimonial cruelty case, finding insufficient prima facie evidence of Section 498A IPC offenses. The court prioritized the child's welfare—who refused to stay with his mother per judicial assessments—over the wife's mental cruelty claims, determining that the father's removal of the child was justified to protect his well-being, making continued prosecution an abuse of process. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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