In Brief
A man whose brother was killed in a shooting sought to transfer the criminal trial to another state, alleging the State of West Bengal had compromised the prosecution. The Court held that the brother had standing as a 'party interested' under the criminal procedure rules. While acknowledging serious wrongdoing—the State had improperly attempted to withdraw the prosecution—the Court ruled that transfer was unnecessary because the High Court had actively intervened to prevent injustice and reverse the improper withdrawal. The Court transferred the trial within West Bengal (from a local to Calcutta sessions court) and issued protective orders for witnesses, rather than relocating the case outside the state, as doing so would burden 90+ Bengali-speaking witnesses and cast aspersions on state judiciary.
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