State of West Bengal vs Raju Goswami and another — 481/2024

Summary: The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Raghunathpur (West Bengal) acquitted accused Raju Goswami and Perki Goswami of charges under IPC sections 498A (cruelty by husband/relatives), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 506 (criminal intimidation), and 34 (common intention). The court found that the prosecution witnesses (the complainant herself and her mother) failed to substantiate allegations of physical/mental torture, assault, and threats related to dowry demands, instead only testifying to a general matrimonial dispute. Since the prosecution could not prove the charges beyond reasonable doubt, both accused were acquitted and discharged from bail bonds. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.