Hasina Khatun v. the State of West Bengal and Ors.

Calcutta HC21 Feb 2025WPA/2817/2025

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WPA 2817 of 2025; Hasina Khatun v The State of West Bengal & Ors.; High Court, Calcutta; Tirthankar Ghosh, J.; order dated 21.02.2025; police inaction on fraud complaint; allurement for job; misappropriation of Rs.3 lakh; Ausgram P.S. Case No. 74 of 2025 dated 19.02.2025; investigation under relevant Sections of BNS; direction to conclude investigation within reasonable time; writ petition disposed of.

What did the court decide?

Investigating authorities directed to take the investigation of Ausgram P.S. Case No. 74 of 2025 to its logical conclusion within a reasonable period of time; the report submitted by the State to be kept with the record and a copy handed over to the learned advocate for the petitioner. ¶¶21

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

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Issue for consideration

Whether steps have been taken by the police authorities in response to the petitioner's information of on or about 15.1.2025 that she was allured by the private respondents for providing a job and, to that extent, they misappropriated Rs.3 lakh, and whether any direction should issue to the investigating authorities.

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Court's answer

The police authorities have taken steps: the report submitted by the State reflects that Ausgram P.S. Case No. 74 of 2025, dated 19.02.2025, has been registered for investigation under the relevant Sections of BNS.

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Ratio / Principle

In view of the police authorities having taken steps, the investigating authorities were directed to take the investigation of the case to its logical conclusion within a reasonable period of time.

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Writ petition (WPA 2817 of 2025, High Court, Calcutta, Tirthankar Ghosh, J., order dated 21.02.2025) complaining of police inaction: the petitioner had on or about 15.1.2025 informed the police that she was allured by the private respondents with the promise of a job and that, to that extent, they misappropriated Rs. 3 lakh, yet no steps had been taken. A report submitted by the State reflected that Ausgram P.S. Case No. 74 of 2025, dated 19.02.2025, had been registered for investigation under the relevant Sections of BNS. Observing that the police authorities had taken steps, the court directed the investigating authorities to take the investigation to its logical conclusion within a reasonable period of time, ordered the report kept with the record with a copy handed to the petitioner's advocate, and disposed of the writ petition.

Hasina Khatun v. the State of West Bengal and Ors.

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