B. R. GAVAI, K. V. VISWANATHAN
State of West Bengal – Appellant
Versus
Jashimuddin Mondal – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
1. Leave granted.
2. The appeal challenges the judgment and order dated 19.04.2024 passed by the Division Bench of the High Court of Calcutta, thereby dismissing the appeal filed by the present appellant, which, in turn, challenged the order passed by the learned Single Judge of the said High Court dated 09.04.2024.
3. The perusal of the order passed by the learned Single Judge of the High Court would reveal that on receipt of some letters submitted on behalf of the writ petitioner, the learned Single Judge of the High Court has directed that the Special Investigation Team of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) should conduct a preliminary examination and make an analysis of the allegations made in those letters. It was further directed that a report be submitted with regard to the outcome of the said exercise.
4. The Division Bench of the High Court did not find it necessary to interfere with the order impugned before it, since it felt that only a preliminary examination was directed by the learned Singe Judge of the High Court.
5. No doubt that the High Court, while exercising its powers under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, is empowered to entrust the inves
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