STATE OF WEST BENGAL vs GOURI DEVI AND OTHERS — 3924/2025

Case Summary The Chief Judicial Magistrate at Alipore acquitted accused Gouri Devi and Sunil Prosad of charges under IPC Sections 341/323/114 (wrongful restraint and voluntarily causing hurt). The court found that the prosecution fatally failed to establish its case: the complainant did not appear despite repeated summons, prosecution witnesses testified they had no knowledge of the incident, no medical evidence was presented, and the investigating officer merely filed the FIR without substantive corroboration. The court held that mere suspicion cannot substitute for proof and the prosecution did not establish the essential ingredients of the offense beyond reasonable doubt. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.