State of West Bengal vs Dheraj Agarwal — 85/2024

Case under Indian Penal Code Section 498A, 323. Disposed: Contested--ACQUITTED on 09th March 2026.

Case disposed

Gr Case

CNR: WBDJ020001812024

Filing Number

180/2024

Filing Date

11-Jul-2024

Registration No

85/2024

Registration Date

11-Jul-2024

Court

Chief Judicial Magistrate, Darjeeling

Judge

5-CJM

Decision Date

09-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--ACQUITTED

Last updated 15-Apr-2026

FIR Details

FIR Number

23

Police Station

Women Police,Darjeeling

Year

2023

Acts & Sections

Indian Penal Code Section 498A, 323

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.State of West Bengal

    Adv. LD APP

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.Dheraj Agarwal

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 09-Mar-2026

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  3. 09-Mar-2026

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    Summary: The Chief Judicial Magistrate, Darjeeling acquitted Dhiraj Agarwal of charges under IPC sections 498A (cruelty by husband) and 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) on March 9, 2026. The court found the prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt because the sole witness—the complainant wife—retracted her allegations during testimony, stating the matter was settled and expressing no objection to acquittal, creating substantial deviation from her FIR version. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  4. 09-Mar-2026

    Disposed

    CJM

  5. 20-Feb-2026

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  6. 20-Feb-2026

    Examination under section 313 Cr.P.C

    CJM

  7. 02-Dec-2025

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  8. 02-Dec-2025

    Evidence

    CJM

  9. 10-Oct-2025

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  10. 10-Oct-2025

    Evidence

    CJM

  11. 24-Jul-2025

    Evidence

    CJM

  12. 09-Jun-2025

    Evidence

    CJM

  13. 08-May-2025

    Evidence

    CJM

  14. 01-Apr-2025

    Evidence

    CJM

  15. 24-Dec-2024

    Evidence

    CJM

  16. 16-Dec-2024

    Evidence

    CJM

  17. 02-Dec-2024

    Evidence

    CJM

  18. 21-Oct-2024

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  19. 21-Oct-2024

    app and amp plea

    CJM

  20. 21-Sep-2024

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  21. 21-Sep-2024

    Charge

    CJM

  22. 12-Aug-2024

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  23. 11-Jul-2024

    Case filed

    Registration No. 85/2024

casestatus.in Summary

Summary: The Chief Judicial Magistrate, Darjeeling acquitted Dhiraj Agarwal of charges under IPC sections 498A (cruelty by husband) and 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) on March 9, 2026. The court found the prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt because the sole witness—the complainant wife—retracted her allegations during testimony, stating the matter was settled and expressing no objection to acquittal, creating substantial deviation from her FIR version. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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