State of West Bengal vs SRI BASUDEA DAS alaias CHARMAKAR — 329/2025

Summary The Judicial Magistrate 1st Court, Raghunathpur acquitted all three accused persons (Basudeb Das, Santanu Das, and Atanu Das) of charges under sections 329(1)/329(4)/115(2)/74/351(2)/3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (assault and abusive language). The court found the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt due to critical deficiencies: the complainant's sole testimony was tainted by admitted prior disputes with the accused; one witness provided no relevant evidence while another admitted police never questioned her during investigation; and crucially, no medical evidence was produced despite allegations of assault and hospital treatment. Applying the principle that reasonable doubt entitles the accused to acquittal, the court discharged all three persons and ordered their release from bail conditions. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.