Koustav Bagchi v. the State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Koustav Bagchi v. The State of West Bengal & Ors., WPA (P) 235 of 2025, decided 03.07.2025 (Soumen Sen, J., oral; bench included Smita Das De, J.). Resident's writ petition/PIL alleging blast at a nearby apartment attracting the Indian Explosives Act; allegation against State not substantiated; representation dated 15.06.2025 to Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs pending; respondent no.6 directed to consider and dispose of representation in accordance with law; maintainability of PIL not examined; FIR lodged, local police investigation ongoing; report of O/C Titagarh Police Station, Barrackpore Police Commissionerate on record; petition disposed of, no costs. Counsel: Billwadal Bhattacharyya (Sr. Adv.) for petitioner; Kishore Datta (Ld. Advocate General) for State; Asok Kumar Chakraborty (Ld. A.S.G.) for U.O.I.; counsel for N.I.A.
What did the court decide?
Respondent no.6 directed to consider the petitioner's representation and dispose of it in accordance with law; no order as to costs.