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Bhanu Sarkar v. State of West Bengal and Ors.

Calcutta HC21 Jul 2026WPA/6721/2026

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What is this about?

WPA 6721 of 2026, order dated 21.07.2026, Saugata Bhattacharyya, J. (single judge): petition disposed of after police communication disclosed steps in Gariahat Police Station Case No.256 dated 29.11.2025, including debit freeze of certain bank accounts; petitioner-complainant had obtained a court-below order for transfer of the disputed sum, communicated to the banks; liberty expressly reserved to approach the jurisdictional Magistrate. Keywords: debit freeze, bank accounts, investigating agency, complainant, disputed sum, jurisdictional Magistrate, disposed.

What did the court decide?

No further order passed; petition disposed of, expressly reserving the petitioner's liberty to approach the jurisdictional Magistrate in pursuit of remedy. ¶13

Bhanu Sarkar Vs State of West Bengal and Ors. — Calcutta HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

No further order passed; petition disposed of, expressly reserving the petitioner's liberty to approach the jurisdictional Magistrate in pursuit of remedy.

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Issue for consideration

Whether any further order was required in the writ petition in view of the steps taken by the investigating agency (including debit freeze of certain bank accounts in Gariahat Police Station Case No.256 dated 29th November, 2025) and the order already obtained by the petitioner from the court below for transferring the disputed sum.

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Court's answer

In view of the aforesaid scenario - the police steps disclosed in the communication dated 21st July, 2026, including debit freeze of certain bank accounts, and the court-below order for transferring the disputed sum already communicated to the banks - no further order need be passed in this petition and the petition stands disposed of.

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Ratio / Principle

The disposal of the petition shall not preclude the petitioner from approaching the jurisdictional Magistrate in pursuit of remedy.

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Bhanu Sarkar (petitioner/complainant, represented by Indranuj Dutta and Asmanur Guail) vs State of West Bengal & Ors. (represented by Suchitra Sinha Chatterjee and Sumita Sarkar), WPA 6721 of 2026, order dated 21.07.2026 of Saugata Bhattacharyya, J.: pursuant to an order dated 1st April, 2026, the Officer-in-Charge, Gariahat Police Station, filed a communication dated 21st July, 2026 (taken on record) disclosing steps taken by the Investigating Agency in Gariahat Police Station Case No.256 dated 29th November, 2025, including steps to debit freeze certain bank accounts; the petitioner, as complainant, had already obtained an order from the court below for transferring the disputed sum, which was communicated to the respective banks. Finding no further order necessary, the Judge disposed of the petition, expressly reserving the petitioner's liberty to approach the jurisdictional Magistrate in pursuit of remedy.

Bhanu Sarkar v. State of West Bengal and Ors.

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