NISHANT KUMAR vs THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL — W.P.(Crl.) No. 17/2026

Case under Criminal Law : Criminal Writ Petition [Not in the Nature of Pil] Section X. Status: Pending.

Pending

CNR: SCIN010018802026

Filing Date

12-Jan-2026

Registration No

W.P.(Crl.) No. 17/2026

Diary Number

1880/2026

Order Date

22-May-2026

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Last updated 05-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Criminal Law : Criminal writ petition [not in the nature of PIL] Section X

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.NISHANT KUMAR

    Adv. MUKESH KUMAR MARORIA

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL

    Adv. KUNAL MIMANI[caveat] [caveat] [caveat] PREETIKA DWIVEDI[caveat] [caveat] PREETIKA DWIVEDI[R-2] KUNAL MIMANI[R-1] KUNAL MIMANI[R-3] ANANDO MUKHERJEE[R-4] NITIN SALUJA[R-5]

Case History

  1. 22-May-2026

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Hon'ble Mr. Justice N.V. Anjaria

  2. 13-May-2026

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Hon'ble Mr. Justice N.V. Anjaria

  3. 23-Apr-2026

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Hon'ble Mr. Justice N.V. Anjaria

  4. 22-Apr-2026

    Mention Memo

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Hon'ble Mr. Justice N.V. Anjaria

  5. 24-Mar-2026

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Hon'ble Mr. Justice N.V. Anjaria

  6. 18-Mar-2026

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Hon'ble Mr. Justice N.V. Anjaria

  7. 18-Feb-2026

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Hon'ble Mr. Justice K.V. Viswanathan

  8. 10-Feb-2026

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Mehta

  9. 03-Feb-2026

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Hon'ble Mr. Justice N.V. Anjaria

  10. 15-Jan-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  11. 12-Jan-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. W.P.(Crl.) No. 17/2026

Common Record of Proceedings — heard with connected matters

Lead case: W.P.(Crl.) No. 16/2026

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casestatus.in Summary

Summary The Supreme Court admitted two writ petitions filed by the Directorate of Enforcement challenging interference by West Bengal state authorities during a search operation on January 8, 2026, investigating a ₹2,742.32 crore scam. The Court found prima facie that serious issues exist regarding central agency investigations being obstructed by state agencies and directed that counter-affidavits be filed within two weeks, with the matter listed for February 3, 2026. The Court also stayed proceedings in four related FIRs registered against Enforcement Directorate officers and directed preservation of CCTV footage from the searched premises. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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