Overview
- Justice Chaitali Chatterjee Das dismissed the Section 482 CrPC petition on February 5, 2026, keeping the police inquiry active.
- The court affirmed a magistrate’s authority under Section 173(8) CrPC to allow further investigation after a final report, citing Supreme Court precedents.
- The complaint alleges transfers totaling ₹85.80 lakh to a platform called Yotemo between April and June 2024, with withdrawals blocked and extra fees and taxes demanded.
- Prosecutors reported complex fund flows across multiple banks, several mobile numbers registered in the petitioner’s name, and largely unanswered notices.
- Proceedings remain pending before the Magistrate, the petitioner is not named in the FIR though an account was frozen, and the matter is registered as CRR 493 of 2025.