Sudipta Sarkar and Anr. v. State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
W.P.A. 2139 of 2025; Sudipta Sarkar & Anr. v. State of West Bengal & Ors.; Tirthankar Ghosh, J.; 06.02.2025; disposed. Property dispute and torture by private respondents; alleged police inaction; Narendrapur Police Station cases dated 05.11.2022, 21.04.2023, 16.06.2023, 01.01.2025; threat perception report; Witness Protection Scheme, 2018; ACJM directed to ensure safety and security of witness and family; State report kept on record.
What did the court decide?
Constructive direction: the petitioner may apply to the jurisdictional Magistrate regarding the series of atrocities; the ACJM is to consider her threat perception, obtain a threat perception report from the police, and issue protective orders under the Witness Protection Scheme, 2018 for the witness and family; the State's report is kept on record and a copy handed to the petitioner's advocate.