LiveLaw Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 13 To July 19, 2026

Calcutta High Court Refuses To Quash Dowry Case, Says Woman Can File Complaint From Parent's Home If Cruelty PersistsCase Title: Arun Kr. Mondal @ Arun Kumar Mondal & Ors. v. State of West Bengal & Anr. Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Cal) 272The Calcutta High Court has refused to quash criminal proceedings against a husband and his family members in a dowry harassment and matrimonial cruelty case, holding that a woman who leaves her matrimonial home can initiate proceedings from the place where she takes shelter if the effects of cruelty continue there. The Court further held that withdrawal of proceedings under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act does not bar prosecution under the Indian Penal Code, and that allegations of mala fide or retaliatory litigation are matters to be tested during trial rather than grounds for quashing. Empty Berths Sold "Like Vegetables In A Market" By Ticket Checkers: Calcutta High Court In Train Murder-Robbery CaseCase Title: Aloke Ghosh v. State of West Bengal & connected appeal (C.R.A. 498 of 2017 and C.R.A. 511 of 2017). Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Cal) 273The Calcutta High Court has come down heavily on the functioning of Travelling Ticket Examiners (TTEs), observing that the practice of illegally allotting vacant berths to unreserved passengers for money is the primary reason behind several drugging-and-robbery incidents on trains. The Court remarked that TTEs "sell empty berths in trains like vegetables in a market" and directed that a copy of its judgment be forwarded to the General Manager of Eastern Railway and other Railway authorities across the country to ensure maximum penalties against erring officials. Calcutta High Court Upholds Termination Of Probationary CISF Constable For Suppressing Criminal Cases In Attestation FormCase Title: Union of India & Others v. Gujjudi Varaprasad Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Cal) 274The Calcutta High Court has upheld the termination of a probationary Constable of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) for suppressing his involvement in pending criminal cases while filling up his attestation form, holding that the concealment of criminal antecedents justified termination under the CISF Rules without holding a departmental enquiry. 'Priest Who Conducted Ceremony Need Not Be Examined To Prove Marriage': Calcutta High Court Sets Aside Acquittal In Bigamy CaseCase Title: Smt. Shasthi Chatterjee v. Sri Jibananda Chatterjee Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Cal) 275The Calcutta High Court has held that insisting on the examination of the priest who conducted the second day's marriage ceremonies to prove a Hindu marriage stretches the standard of proof "beyond rational, logical and legal limits." Setting aside a 30-year-old acquittal in a bigamy case, the Court observed that once several witnesses consistently testify to the marriage and surrounding circumstances establish that the parties lived as husband and wife, the absence of one priest's testimony cannot defeat the prosecution. Calcutta High Court Imposes ₹2K Fine For Contempt On TMC's Kunal Ghosh Over 'Attack' On Judiciary During 2025 SSC ProtestCase Title: Court on its own motion v. Raju Das & Ors., CRLCP 5 of 2025 with CRLCP 6 of 2025 and CRLCP 7 of 2025. Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Cal) 276The Calcutta High Court has held eight persons, including Trinamool Congress spokesperson Kunal Ghosh, guilty of criminal contempt for acts that the Court found scandalised the judiciary and interfered with the administration of justice during the April 25, 2025 protest by SSC recruitment candidates outside the High Court. CISF Personnel Carrying 'Spy Pen' Camera While On Duty At Sensitive Location Is Serious Misconduct: Calcutta High CourtCase Title: Union of India & Ors. v. Sanjit Sahu Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Cal) 277The Calcutta High Court has held that a member of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) found carrying a spy pen camera with a memory card while on duty at a sensitive installation cannot seek leniency merely because the device was not used. The Court restored the disciplinary punishment imposed on the constable, observing that members of a disciplined force entrusted with securing installations of national importance are expected to maintain the highest standards of discipline and integrity. Wrong Cheque Number, Wrong Amount In Plea Strikes At 'Root' Of Fair Trial: Calcutta High Court Quashes Cheque Bounce CaseCase: Sudipta Ghosh v. State of West Bengal & Anr., CRR 3434 of 2022.Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Cal) 278The Calcutta High Court has held that a criminal trial under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act cannot be sustained where the accused was asked to answer a completely different cheque transaction at the stage of recording the plea under Section 251 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. BSF Can't Deny DIG Rank To Officer Injured In 1995 Road Accident Despite Granting Earlier Promotions: Calcutta High CourtCase: Amardeep Singh Johal v. Union of India & Ors., ...

LiveLaw Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 13 To July 19, 2026

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