ASHOK KUMAR KUNDU PRAVAS BHATTACHARYA vs STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS. — CRA /25/2019
Case under Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Act ,1974 Section 372. Disposed: Contested--DISMISSED on 25th March 2026.
CNR: WBCHCJ0018072019
Next Hearing
23rd September 2019
Filing Number
CRA /27/2019
Filing Date
20-09-2019
Registration No
CRA /25/2019
Registration Date
20-09-2019
Judge
HON'BLE JUSTICE DEBANGSU BASAK , HON'BLE JUSTICE BISWAROOP CHOWDHURY
Coram
HON'BLE JUSTICE DEBANGSU BASAK , HON'BLE JUSTICE BISWAROOP CHOWDHURY
Bench Type
Division Bench
Category
GROUP C (CRIMINAL MATTERS) ( 3 )
Sub-Category
Acquittal ( 8 )
Judicial Branch
CRIMINAL SECTION
Decision Date
25th March 2026
Nature of Disposal
Contested--DISMISSED
Acts & Sections
Petitioner(s)
ASHOK KUMAR KUNDU PRAVAS BHATTACHARYA
Respondent(s)
STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS.
Hearing History
Judge: HON'BLE JUSTICE DEBANGSU BASAK , HON'BLE JUSTICE BISWAROOP CHOWDHURY
FOR ADMISSION
APPEAL AGAINST ACQUITTAL
APPEAL AGAINST ACQUITTAL
APPEAL AGAINST ACQUITTAL
CRIMINAL APPEAL HEARING
| Date | Purpose | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 23-09-2019 | FOR ADMISSION | |
| 25-03-2026 | APPEAL AGAINST ACQUITTAL | |
| 24-03-2026 | APPEAL AGAINST ACQUITTAL | |
| 23-03-2026 | APPEAL AGAINST ACQUITTAL | |
| 15-01-2026 | CRIMINAL APPEAL HEARING |
Orders
Case Summary The Calcutta High Court dismissed an appeal against the acquittal of respondents charged under Section 306 IPC (abetment to suicide). The court held that the prosecution failed to establish that the respondents played an active role in instigating the victim's suicide or created circumstances leaving him no alternative but to commit suicide. Although respondent no. 2 allegedly threatened to publish intimate photographs and harassed the victim over time, there were significant breaks between the threats and the actual suicide, and the respondents were not present at the time of occurrence, weakening the causal nexus required for abetment conviction. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
Case Summary The Calcutta High Court dismissed an appeal against the acquittal of respondents charged under Section 306 IPC (abetment to suicide). The court held that the prosecution failed to establish that the respondents played an active role in instigating the victim's suicide or created circumstances leaving him no alternative but to commit suicide. Although respondent no. 2 allegedly threatened to publish intimate photographs and harassed the victim over time, there were significant breaks between the threats and the actual suicide, and the respondents were not present at the time of occurrence, weakening the causal nexus required for abetment conviction. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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