TUHIN KUMAR BISWAS @ BUMBA versus THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL

TUHIN KUMAR BISWAS @ BUMBA versus THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL

The FIR and chargesheet did not disclose an offence under Section 354C IPC (no allegation of watching or capturing a woman during a private act); the ingredients of Section 506 IPC (criminal intimidation) and Section 341 IPC (wrongful restraint) were not made out on the material produced (no threatening words, no...

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Parties
Appellant: Tuhin Kumar Biswas @ Bumba; Respondent: The State of West Bengal
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
02 December 2025
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal No. 5146 of 2025 / Appeal Against High Court Judgment Dismissing Revision Petition Challenging Dismissal of Discharge Application
Outcome
Appeal allowed; impugned judgment and order set aside and appellant discharged from G.R. Case No. 223 of 2020 (arising out of Bidhannagar North PS FIR No.50 of 2020)
Legal Topics
Chargesheet, Framing of Charges, Civil Dispute, Pending Civil Dispute, Integrity of Judicial System, Conviction, Acquittal, Wrongful Restraint, Section 341 of IPC, Criminal Intimidation, Section 506 of IPC, Section 354 C of IPC, Voyeurism, Private Act, Privacy, Modesty, Stage of Discharge, Injunction, Violation of Injunction
Criminal Law Criminal Procedure Property Law Chargesheet Framing of Charges Civil Dispute Pending Civil Dispute Integrity of Judicial System +14 more

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Parties

Tuhin Kumar Biswas @ Bumba

Appellant

The State of West Bengal

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal No. 5146 of 2025 / Appeal Against High Court Judgment Dismissing Revision Petition Challenging Dismissal of Discharge Application

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether there are sufficient grounds for proceeding against the accused for offences under Sections 341, 354C and 506 of IPC
  2. 2 Whether the FIR and chargesheet disclose an offence under Section 354C IPC
  3. 3 Whether ingredients of criminal intimidation under Section 506 IPC and wrongful restraint under Section 341 IPC are attracted

Ratio Decidendi

The FIR and chargesheet did not disclose an offence under Section 354C IPC (no allegation of watching or capturing a woman during a private act); the ingredients of Section 506 IPC (criminal intimidation) and Section 341 IPC (wrongful restraint) were not made out on the material produced (no threatening words, no proof complainant had a right to enter the property and a subsisting injunction and pending civil suit showed the appellant believed in good faith he had a lawful right to obstruct); therefore there were not sufficient grounds to proceed and the accused was discharged.

Court Disposition

Appeal allowed; impugned judgment and order set aside and appellant discharged from G.R. Case No. 223 of 2020 (arising out of Bidhannagar North PS FIR No.50 of 2020)

Orders

  • Impugned judgment and order dated 30.01.2024 of the Calcutta High Court set aside
  • Appellant discharged from G.R. Case No. 223 of 2020 (arising out of Bidhannagar North Police Station FIR No.50 of 2020)