Nemai Mondal and Anr. v. State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
WPA 27204 of 2025; Nemai Mondal & Anr. vs. State of West Bengal & Ors.; Suvra Ghosh, J.; order dated 06.02.2026; senior parents tortured/assaulted by respondents 7 and 8 (daughter-in-law) in their own house; police assistance to regain peaceful possession; Jharkhali Coastal Police Station; breaking open locked ground floor; alternate-day police visits for two weeks; FIR and charge sheet filed; liberty under Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007; writ petition disposed of; no costs.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with directions to the Officer in Charge of Jharkhali Coastal Police Station (6th respondent) to assist the petitioners in returning to and staying peacefully in their house upon intimation of date and time of return, to break open the locked ground floor if required, and to depute police personnel for alternate-day visits over two weeks to assess cruelty; liberty granted to approach the appropriate forum under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007; no order as to costs; allegations deemed not admitted since no affidavit was invited.