State of West Bengal vs Arka Dutta — 8375/2020

Summary The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Barrackpore acquitted Arka Dutta of charges under IPC Section 498A (cruelty by husband). The sole prosecution witness (the complainant/wife) retracted her allegations during trial, stating she could not recall the incident details and that the dispute had been settled between them. Finding vast discrepancies between the written complaint and trial testimony, with no corroborating evidence and the prosecution unable to establish the essential ingredients of the offense, the court held the accused entitled to acquittal. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.