CALCUTTA HIGH COURT
ARPITA PAL CHANDRA – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS. – Respondent
WPA 27016 / 2025
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23.12.2025
Ct. No.5
b.das
WPA 27016 of 2025
Arpita Pal Chandra
Vs.
The State of W. B. & Ors.
Mr. Somopriyo Chowdhury
Mr. Sourav Mondal
Mr. Swapnadwip Roy
Mr. Shaunak Ghosh …for the petitioner.
Mr. Supriya Chattopadhyay
Mr. Hare Krishna Halder …for the State.
Mr. Tanmoy Khan
Ms. Arpita Mondal
Ms. Richa Pramanik …for the private respondents.
Affidavit of service and supplementary affidavits filed
by the petitioner and report submitted by the State are
taken on record.
Heard learned counsels for the parties.
The petitioner submits that the private respondents
who are members of the local club are restraining the
petitioner from raising boundary wall in her property. They
are also threatening her and abusing her in filthy language.
The petitioner lodged a complaint before the police
authority which has been registered as FIR after the writ
petition was filed. Subsequently, two FIRs have been
lodged against the petitioner and her family members by
the private respondents and notice under Section 35(3) of
the BNSS were issued against them in this regard.
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Learned counsel for the private respondents submits
that the vendor of the petitioner transferred a portion of the
land in question in favour of the club. The land is
undivided and requires to be demarcated.
Learned counsel for the State submits that a notice
has been issued upon the petitioner by the Olipur-
Kashipur gram panchayat alleging unauthorized
construction of boundary wall in the property. The dispute
is purely civil in nature.
It appears that investigation with regard to the
complaint lodged by the petitioner as well as to other
subsequent complaints lodged by the private respondents
is pending.
The investigating officer shall conduct a fair,
unbiased and impartial investigation and take the same to
its logical conclusion in accordance with law.
No coercive steps be taken against the petitioner and
her family members (accused in the two complaints) in
connection with the two complaints lodged against them
subject to their co operating in investigation.
The dispute with regard to raising of boundary wall is
essentially is civil in nature.
The petitioner is at liberty to approach the
appropriate civil forum for redressal of her grievance.
In the meantime, the police authority shall maintain
strict surveillance in the area in order to avoid any
untoward incident due to the strained relationship between
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the parties. The police shall also ensure maintenance of
peace and tranquility in the area.
The writ petition is accordingly disposed of.
There shall, however, be no order as to costs.
Since no affidavit is invited, the allegations contained
in the writ petition are deemed not to have been admitted.
Urgent certified website copy of this order, if applied
for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all
requisite formalities.
(Suvra Ghosh, J.)
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