XXXX AND ORS. SRIKANTA PAUL vs STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS. — WPA/8851/2026

Case under Police Regulation Act ,1861 Section NA. Disposed: Contested--DISMISSED on 07th May 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 20-Apr-2026

CNR: WBCHCA0170002026

Filing Number

WPA/8723/2026

Filing Date

08-Apr-2026

Registration No

WPA/8851/2026

Registration Date

08-Apr-2026

Judge

Hon'ble Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya

Coram

Hon'ble Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya

Bench Type

Single Bench

Category

GROUP A (WRIT MATTERS) ( 1 )

Sub-Category

POLICE INACTION/ACTION ( 1 )

Judicial Branch

MANDAMUS SECTION

Decision Date

07-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--DISMISSED

Last updated 03-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Police Regulation Act ,1861 Section NA

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.XXXX AND ORS. SRIKANTA PAUL

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS.

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 07-May-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Saugata BhattacharyyaView PDF

    The Calcutta High Court dismissed the writ petition filed by petitioners who complained that their police complaint had not been converted into an FIR. The court held that an alternative remedy exists under Section 175(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, allowing petitioners to approach the jurisdictional Magistrate, and therefore declined to exercise writ jurisdiction. The dismissal did not preclude petitioners from pursuing their remedy before the Magistrate. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 07-May-2026

    New Motion

    Hon'ble Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya

  4. 30-Apr-2026

    New Motion

    Hon'ble Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya

  5. 27-Apr-2026

    New Motion

    Hon'ble Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya

  6. 24-Apr-2026

    New Motion

    Hon'ble Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya

  7. 23-Apr-2026

    New Motion

    Hon'ble Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya

  8. 22-Apr-2026

    New Motion

    Hon'ble Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya

  9. 21-Apr-2026

    New Motion

    Hon'ble Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya

  10. 20-Apr-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  11. 08-Apr-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. WPA/8851/2026

casestatus.in Summary

The Calcutta High Court dismissed the writ petition filed by petitioners who complained that their police complaint had not been converted into an FIR. The court held that an alternative remedy exists under Section 175(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, allowing petitioners to approach the jurisdictional Magistrate, and therefore declined to exercise writ jurisdiction. The dismissal did not preclude petitioners from pursuing their remedy before the Magistrate. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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