State of West Bengal vs Pujan Mangar alice Thapa — 164/2025

Case under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Section 85,82,351. Disposed: Contested--ACQUITTED on 29th May 2026.

Case disposed

Gr Case

CNR: WBDJ020021712025

Filing Number

2170/2025

Filing Date

07-Aug-2025

Registration No

164/2025

Registration Date

08-Aug-2025

Court

Chief Judicial Magistrate, Darjeeling

Judge

5-CJM

Decision Date

29-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--ACQUITTED

Last updated 31-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Section 85,82,351

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.State of West Bengal

    Adv. Pankaj Prasad

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.Pujan Mangar alice Thapa

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 29-May-2026

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  3. 29-May-2026

    Copy of the JudgmentView PDF

    Case Summary: State of West Bengal v. Pujan Mangar (Reg. 164/2025) The Chief Judicial Magistrate, Darjeeling acquitted accused Pujan Mangar of charges under sections 85 and 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), finding insufficient evidence of mental and physical cruelty. The complainant (wife) testified about assault, threats, extramarital affairs, and borrowed money, but crucially admitted during cross-examination that she filed the case "due to monetary dispute," fundamentally undermining her credibility. The three corroborating witnesses provided no direct knowledge of the alleged conduct. The court determined the prosecution failed to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt, lacking medical evidence, corroborating documents, or trustworthy evidence to support the domestic cruelty allegations. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  4. 29-May-2026

    Disposed

    CJM

  5. 26-May-2026

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  6. 26-May-2026

    Examination under section 313 Cr.P.C

    CJM

  7. 28-Apr-2026

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  8. 28-Apr-2026

    Evidence

    CJM

  9. 13-Mar-2026

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  10. 13-Mar-2026

    Evidence

    CJM

  11. 12-Dec-2025

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  12. 12-Dec-2025

    Evidence

    CJM

  13. 10-Oct-2025

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  14. 10-Oct-2025

    Evidence

    CJM

  15. 08-Sep-2025

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  16. 07-Aug-2025

    Case filed

    Registration No. 164/2025

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: State of West Bengal v. Pujan Mangar (Reg. 164/2025) The Chief Judicial Magistrate, Darjeeling acquitted accused Pujan Mangar of charges under sections 85 and 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), finding insufficient evidence of mental and physical cruelty. The complainant (wife) testified about assault, threats, extramarital affairs, and borrowed money, but crucially admitted during cross-examination that she filed the case "due to monetary dispute," fundamentally undermining her credibility. The three corroborating witnesses provided no direct knowledge of the alleged conduct. The court determined the prosecution failed to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt, lacking medical evidence, corroborating documents, or trustworthy evidence to support the domestic cruelty allegations. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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