Nidhuban Shikari v. State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
This Court disposed of WPA 1108 of 2021, instructing the police to investigate only the criminal allegations under IPC. The Court directed the petitioner to pursue civil remedies for private land disputes as this is outside the police's jurisdiction.
What did the court decide?
Police confined to criminal offence; private land dispute left for civil court; petition disposed of.