JUDGEMENT
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(1.)Feeling distraught with the order of the learned Additional Chief Judicial
Magistrate, Sealdah of 27.08.2002 whereby the opposite party No. 2 was granted
bail upon his production on the very first day the petitioner who is the de facto
complainant of G. R. Case No. 1725 of 2002 and on the basis on her complaint
section police station Case No. 164 dated 19.8.02 under sections 498A,
467, 468, 471, 406, 419, 420 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code was registered
for investigation seeks to cancel the same by filing this application before this
Court on 25.9.02. Pursuant to an order of a Division Bench of this Court notice
was sent upon the opposite party by registered post with Acknowledgement
Due Card.
(2.)When the matter appeared before us on 07.4.03 from the affidavit-of-
service filed by Mr. Mukhejee, learned Advocate appearing on behalf of the
petitioner we found that there was intimation was sent. Inscription on the
reverse of the envelope 'intimation' under the dtated signature of 16.1.03 and
on the address it was superscribed N. C. After having heard the learned Advocate
for the petitioner on the prayer of the State we adjourned the matter till
09.4.2003 for enabling it to produce the case diary.
(3.)Again on 09.4.03 when we took up the matter in presence of the learned
Advocate for the petitioner and the State Mr. Santanu Mitra appeared on behalf
of the accused opposite party and submitted that he has not received any notice.
As such, the notice filed along with affidavit-of-service along with a copy of the
application was handed over to Mr. Mitra in Court by the learned Advocate for
the petitioner. It is pertinent to record here that on that date Mr. Mitra submitted
that his client did not whatsoever receive any notice and to our query as to
then how he could appear along with the accused opposite party No. 2, who
was personally present in Court, Mr. Mitra divulged that the Investigating
Officer sent an information to the opposite party No. 2 which was flatly denied
by her; then the stand was changed and it was submitted that a constable of
the department had informed. Be that as it may we did not wish to allow washing
dirty linen in Court and accordingly, directed that a copy be given as discussed
hereinabove.
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