State of West Bengal vs Nimai Mandal — 174/2025

Case under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Section 137(2),140(3). Disposed: Contested--ACQUITTED on 22nd April 2026.

Case disposed

Special Court Cases

CNR: WBML010068332025

e-Filing Number

08-12-2025

Filing Number

5486/2025

Filing Date

10-Dec-2025

Registration No

174/2025

Registration Date

10-Dec-2025

Court

District and Sessions Judge, Malda

Judge

3-ADJ II

Decision Date

22-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--ACQUITTED

Last updated 14-May-2026

FIR Details

FIR Number

139

Police Station

BHUTNI

Year

2025

Acts & Sections

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Section 137(2),140(3)
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act Section 4

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.State of West Bengal

    Adv. Asit Baran Basu

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.Nimai Mandal

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 22-Apr-2026

    Copy of JudgmentView PDF

    The court acquitted accused Nimai Mandal of charges under Section 137(2)/140(3 of BNS and Section 4 of POCSO Act, finding insufficient evidence of kidnapping or sexual abuse. Both the victim and her father testified that the girl voluntarily went to the accused's house after a family quarrel, stayed for three days with no assault, and the complaint was filed based on village suspicion rather than actual wrongdoing. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 22-Apr-2026

    Disposed

    ADJ II

  4. 21-Apr-2026

    Evidence

    ADJ II

  5. 17-Mar-2026

    Evidence

    ADJ II

  6. 11-Mar-2026

    Evidence

    ADJ II

  7. 17-Feb-2026

    Evidence

    ADJ II

  8. 21-Jan-2026

    Evidence

    ADJ II

  9. 22-Dec-2025

    Charge / Plea Hearing

    ADJ II

  10. 10-Dec-2025

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  11. 10-Dec-2025

    Case filed

    Registration No. 174/2025

casestatus.in Summary

The court acquitted accused Nimai Mandal of charges under Section 137(2)/140(3 of BNS and Section 4 of POCSO Act, finding insufficient evidence of kidnapping or sexual abuse. Both the victim and her father testified that the girl voluntarily went to the accused's house after a family quarrel, stayed for three days with no assault, and the complaint was filed based on village suspicion rather than actual wrongdoing. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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