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778. 17.04.2017 W.P. 10733 (W) of 2017
Aloke Ct. No.28
Kasmira Bibi
Versus
The State of West Bengal Ors.
Mr. Uday Sankar Chattopadhyay
Ms. Snigdha Saha
Mr. Priyanka Tiwari
Mr. Subhadip Banerjee
… for the petitioner
Mr. Debabrata Mandal
… for the State
It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner no
effective investigation was made into the unnatural
death of her daughter and ‘streedhan’ articles have also
not been recovered.
It has been alleged in the first information report
that the victim was married to one Sk. Omar Alo and a
sum of Rs.20,000/- and two bhories of golden
ornaments were demanded at the time of marriage. It is
further alleged that on 22.12.2016 at 11 a.m. the
petitioner was informed that her daughter had died at
the matrimonial home. The petitioner came to the
matrimonial home of the victim and found that she had
suffered several injuries on her body and consequently
suffered an unnatural death.
On the complaint of the petitioner, Khandogosh
P.S. Case No. 350 of 2016 under Sections
498A/302/304B/34 of the Indian Penal Code read with
Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act was registered
for investigation.
Pursuant to investigation accused persons were
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arrested and subsequently were enlarged on bail.
In conclusion of investigation, charge-sheet being
Khandaghosh P.S. Charge-sheet no. 79/17 dated
30.03.2017
under Sections 498A/304B/34 IPC and
Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act has been filed
against the accused persons. Report be kept with the
record. Copy of the report be handed over to the learned
counsel for the petitioner.
In view of the such development, it is open to the
petitioner to appear before the criminal court as victim of
crime and agitate her grievances therein in accordance
with law.
With the aforesaid observation, the petition is
disposed of.
(Joymalya Bagchi, J.)
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