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2022 Supreme(Cal) 768
IN THE HIGH COURT OF CALCUTTA
Prakash Shrivastava, Rajarshi Bharadwaj, JJ.
Shaista Afreen And Others - Appellant
Versus
The State Of West Bengal And Others - Respondent
WPA(P)/157 of 2022 and WPA(P)/154 of 2022
Decided On : 02-05-2022
Ms. Susmita Saha Dutta, Ms. Purabi Saha (Das), Ms. Jayita Dhar Chakraborty, Ms. Tiyasa Biswas, for the Appellant; Mr. Phiroze Edulzi, Mr. Debapriya Samanta, Ms. Avipsa Sarkar, Mr. Indratanu Das Mahapatra, Mr. Avijit Roy, Mr. Subhadeep Chatterjee, for the Respondent.
Confidentiality of victim's identity is paramount in legal proceedings.
Headnote:
Progress Report - CBI - The court directed the CBI to submit a progress report of the investigation, emphasizing the confidentiality of the victim's identity.
Fact of the Case:
The CBI submitted a progress report of the investigation as directed by the court. An application (CAN 2 of 2022) was filed by Anindya Sundar Das.
Finding of the Court:
The court directed the applicant in CAN 2 of 2022 to provide a legible copy of the application with annexures to all concerned parties. It allowed all concerned parties to file a response before the next hearing and emphasized the confidentiality of the victim's identity.
Issues: Progress report submission, application filing, confidentiality of victim's identity
Ratio Decidendi: The court emphasized the importance of providing a legible copy of the application to all concerned parties and maintaining the confidentiality of the victim's identity.
Final Decision: The case was listed along with WPA(P) 161 of 2022 for the next hearing on 20th May 2022.
ORDER
1. Learned counsel for the CBI has placed on record the progress report of investigation, which is undertaken by the CBI as per the direction of this Court. The progress report is produced before us.
2. CAN 2 of 2022 has been filed by one Anindya Sundar Das.
3. Learned counsel for the applicant in CAN 2 of 2022 is directed to supply legible copy of the application with all the annexures to all the concerned parties.
4. It is open to all the concerned parties to file response to the same before the next date of hearing.
5. We make it clear that the identity of the victim will not be disclosed by any of the authority or person.
6. List along with WPA(P) 161 of 2022 on 20th of May, 2022.
