Supreme Court of India

Sajal Bose v. The State of West Bengal

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Reported as [2026] 4 S.C.R. 398
Bench Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and N.V. Anjaria JJ.
Decided 6 April 2026

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What the Court ordered

In view of the foregoing discussion and upon a cumulative consideration of the allegations in the FIR, the material collected during investigation, and the evidence placed before us, we are of the considered opinion that the present case falls squarely within the illustrative categories (1), (3) and (7) enumerated in paragraph 102 of Bhajan Lal (supra).

Judgment, page 16

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Issue arose whether the High Court was justified in quashing the proceedings against the two co-accused and declining the similar relief to the remaining accused. Headnotes† Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.482 – Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 – s.528 – Quashing of FIR – Complaint regarding assault and criminal intimidation – FIR lodged u/ss.143, 341, 323, 324, 504, 506, 509, and 427 IPC – Quashing of proceedings sought – High Court quashed proceedings against two co-accused but denied similar relief to the appellants – Correctness: Held: Upon cumulative

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