The State Of West Bengal vs Anil Kumar Dey

insc-2025-1413 Supreme Court of India 10 December 2025 • CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 5373 OF 2025 • 34 min read

21 cases cited (0 SG, 21 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Practice Areas

Code as The Prevention of Corruption Act is a Code Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Constitution of India Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 Income Tax Act, 1961 Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 Save as otherwise provided under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002

Judges (2)

Prashant Kumar Mishra Coram Sanjay Karol Delivered

Parties (2)

State of West Bengal Appellant Anil Kumar Dey Respondent

Case Significance

The State Of West Bengal vs Anil Kumar Dey is a Supreme Court of India decision dated December 10, 2025 (citation: insc-2025-1413). Criminal appeal regarding whether police can freeze bank accounts under Section 102 CrPC in cases exclusively under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, holding that Section 102 CrPC powers are co-existent with and not mutually exclusive of powers under Section 18A of the PC Act, and set aside the High Court's order releasing frozen accounts. The bench comprised Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Sanjay Karol. The judgment was delivered by Justice Sanjay Karol.

This case has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment. The judgment references 21 case citations.

Summary

Criminal appeal regarding whether police can freeze bank accounts under Section 102 CrPC in cases exclusively under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, holding that Section 102 CrPC powers are co-existent with and not mutually exclusive of powers under Section 18A of the PC Act, and set aside the High Court's order releasing frozen accounts.

What was the outcome of The State Of West Bengal vs Anil Kumar Dey?

Statutes Cited

Code as The Prevention of Corruption Act is a Code

s 102

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

Constitution of India

Art 141

Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002

Income Tax Act, 1961

Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016

Land Acquisition Act, 1894

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988

s 13 s 18A

Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002

Save as otherwise provided under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002

Cases Cited (21)

IN (21)

(1976) 1 SCC 496 (1976) 2 SCC 82 (1979) 3 SCC 745 (1989) 1 SCC 101 (1995) 4 SCC 229 (1999) 7 SCC 685 (2008) 3 SCC 674 (2010) 4 SCC 772 (2012) 6 SCC 760 (2018) 2 SCC 372 (2018) 4 SCC 743 (2019) 20 SCC 119 (2021) 10 SCC 623 (2021) 6 SCC 707 (2022) 16 SCC 287 (2022) 2 SCC 244 (2022) 2 SCC 401 (2022) 3 SCC 161 (2023) 7 SCC 810 (2024) 7 SCC 23 2025 INSC 1413

Cited By (1)

insc-2025-1413

The State Of West Bengal vs Anil Kumar Dey

Judgment

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