State of West Bengal vs MD Alam — 213/2025

Case under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Section 318. Disposed: Contested--ACQUITTED on 19th March 2026.

Case disposed

Gr Case

CNR: WBDJ020022322025

Filing Number

2231/2025

Filing Date

09-Oct-2025

Registration No

213/2025

Registration Date

10-Oct-2025

Court

Chief Judicial Magistrate, Darjeeling

Judge

5-CJM

Decision Date

19-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--ACQUITTED

Last updated 31-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Section 318

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.State of West Bengal

    Adv. Pankaj Prasad

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.MD Alam

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 19-Mar-2026

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  3. 19-Mar-2026

    Copy of the JudgmentView PDF

    CASE SUMMARY: State of West Bengal v. MD Alam (Case 213/2025) The Chief Judicial Magistrate, Darjeeling acquitted MD Alam of charges under Section 318(2) BNS (cheating) on 19 March 2026. The prosecution alleged that on 6 February 2025, Alam deceitfully took the complainant's mobile phone and initiated a fraudulent NEFT transaction of Rs. 5 lakh from the complainant's bank account. However, the court found the prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt because the sole prosecution witness (the complainant) retracted his allegations, admitted the dispute was settled out of court, and explicitly stated he had no objection to the accused's acquittal. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  4. 19-Mar-2026

    Disposed

    CJM

  5. 13-Mar-2026

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  6. 13-Mar-2026

    Examination under section 313 Cr.P.C

    CJM

  7. 12-Dec-2025

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  8. 12-Dec-2025

    Evidence

    CJM

  9. 05-Dec-2025

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  10. 05-Dec-2025

    Evidence

    CJM

  11. 31-Oct-2025

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  12. 31-Oct-2025

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  13. 09-Oct-2025

    Case filed

    Registration No. 213/2025

casestatus.in Summary

CASE SUMMARY: State of West Bengal v. MD Alam (Case 213/2025) The Chief Judicial Magistrate, Darjeeling acquitted MD Alam of charges under Section 318(2) BNS (cheating) on 19 March 2026. The prosecution alleged that on 6 February 2025, Alam deceitfully took the complainant's mobile phone and initiated a fraudulent NEFT transaction of Rs. 5 lakh from the complainant's bank account. However, the court found the prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt because the sole prosecution witness (the complainant) retracted his allegations, admitted the dispute was settled out of court, and explicitly stated he had no objection to the accused's acquittal. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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