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Ram Barman and Ors. v. the State of West Bengal and Ors.

Calcutta HC30 Jun 2025WPA/1331/2025

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What is this about?

Police inaction writ petition disposed of; FIR registered and charge sheet submitted on first complaint dated 07.01.2025 to O/C Sahebganj Police Station; second complaint dated 13.06.2025; criminal proceeding initiated and investigation in progress; alleged suicide of first petitioner's father; Court held nothing further remains to adjudicate and expected timely final report; allegations deemed not admitted; no costs. High Court at Calcutta, Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri; WPA No. 1331 of 2025; Suvra Ghosh, J.; 30.06.2025.

What did the court decide?

No substantive relief; writ petition disposed of with the expectation that the ongoing investigation continue in accordance with law and culminate in a final report as early as possible; no order as to costs. ¶16

Ram Barman and Ors. Vs the State of West Bengal and Ors. — Calcutta HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

Whether anything remains to be adjudicated in the writ petition complaining of police inaction, given that an FIR was registered and charge sheet submitted on the first complaint, and a criminal proceeding with investigation in progress exists on the second complaint.

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Court's answer

Since an FIR was registered pursuant to the first complaint (charge sheet submitted) and a criminal proceeding has been initiated on the second complaint with investigation in progress, nothing further remains to be adjudicated in the writ petition, which is disposed of accordingly.

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Key takeaways

The investigation is expected to continue in accordance with law and culminate in a final report as early as possible.obiter¶15
As no affidavit-in-opposition was called for, the allegations made in the writ petition are deemed not to have been admitted by the respondents.obiter¶17

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Constitutional writ petition (WPA No. 1331 of 2025, High Court at Calcutta, Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri, Suvra Ghosh, J., decided 30.06.2025) complaining of police inaction: the first petitioner's complaint of January 07, 2025 before the Officer-in-Charge, Sahebganj Police Station against private respondent nos. 5 to 9, and a further complaint of June 13, 2025, were said to have gone unacted upon, after the first petitioner's father allegedly committed suicide amid continuing harassment under suspicious circumstances. The State reported that an FIR was registered on the first complaint and charge sheet submitted, and that a criminal proceeding was initiated on the second complaint with investigation in progress. Holding that nothing further remained to be adjudicated, the Court disposed of the writ petition, expressing the expectation that the investigation continue in accordance with law and culminate in a final report as early as possible. No affidavit-in-opposition was called for, so the allegations are deemed not admitted; no order as to costs.

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30.06.2025 rc Item No.19

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IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction

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WPA No. 1331 of 2025 Sri Ram Barman Versus The State of West Bengal & Ors.

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Mr. Somnath Goshal …for the petitioner Ms. Bedashruti Bose Mr. Sandip Guha Roy …for the State

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Mr. Sudip Guha Mr. Ananda Paul

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…for the private respondent nos. 5 to 9

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Affidavit of service filed by the petitioner and report

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submitted by the State are taken on record.

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Heard learned counsels for the parties.

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The petitioner complains of police inaction. The first petitioner lodged a complaint before the Officer-inCharge, Sahebganj Police Station on January 07, 2025 against the private respondents on several allegations.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that no case was registered on the basis of the said complaint. The father of the 1^st petitioner continued to be harassed which led to his committing suicide. The circumstances under which he committed suicide are also suspicious. The petitioners lodged another complaint before the authority on June 13, 2025 which has also not been acted upon.

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Learned counsel for the State submits that FIR was registered pursuant to the first complaint lodged by the 1^st petitioner and charge sheet has been submitted therein. Criminal proceeding has also been initiated on the basis of the 2^nd complaint and investigation is in progress.

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In view of the above, nothing further remains to be adjudicated in the writ petition and the same is disposed of accordingly.

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It is expected that the investigation shall continue in accordance with law and culminate in a final report as early as possible.

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With these observations, the writ petition is disposed of.

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Since, no affidavit-in-opposition has been called for, the allegations made in the writ petition are deemed not to have been admitted by the respondents.

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There will be no order as to costs.

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Urgent certified website copy of this order, if applied for, be furnished to the parties upon compliance of necessary formalities.

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(Suvra Ghosh,J)

Ram Barman and Ors. v. the State of West Bengal and Ors.

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