SUBRATA BARMAN SEN vs STATE OF WEST BENGAL — Crl.A. No. 879/2006

Summary of Crl.A. No. 000879/2006 - Subrata Barman Sen v. State of West Bengal On 25 August 2006, the Supreme Court accepted appellant Subrata Barman Sen's appeal and set aside the High Court and Revisional Court orders. The case involved whether Sen, charged under Section 39 of the Indian Electricity Act 1910 for unauthorized electricity use, could be tried by a Special Court under the 2001 West Bengal Amendment Act. The Court found that since the offense was committed under the 1910 Act (before the Amendment Act's 2002 enforcement), the Special Court lacked jurisdiction. The case was remitted to the Revisional Court for fresh adjudication on Sen's discharge application, with parties directed to appear on 30 October 2006. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.