Central Excise inspector files torture case against wife - She gets Anticipatory Bail
A Central Excise inspector working in Siliguri had filed a police complaint alleging that his wife and in-laws have been physically and mentally torturing him since February 2008 and that they had forcibly taken money from him after the marriage. He said that the torment had driven him to try to commit suicide in June 2008 but he was saved by a neighbour.
The Joint Commissioner, central excise, also filed a complaint with the Human Rights Commission over the issue. The commission directed the Darjeeling SP to probe the matter. When the SP did not act, he moved Calcutta high court, alleging police inaction. The court directed him to move the Darjeeling chief judicial magistrate.
The Darjeeling Court then directed police to investigate the case and, if necessary, arrest the wife. She then filed for anticipatory bail. The High Court granted the accused anticipatory bail considering that the petitioner was a woman.