IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

APPELLATE SIDE

Present:

The Hon’ble Justice Debangsu Basak

And

The Hon’ble Justice Md. Shabbar Rashidi

MAT 69 of 2024

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Vs.

Sri Subrata Dutta & Ors.

For the appellants :Mr. Sourav Ganguly, Advocate

Ms. Bedashruti Bose, Advocate Mr. Anirban Banerjee, Advocate

For the Respondents/: Mr. Subham Ghosh, Advocate

Writ petitioners Mr. Mayank Roy, Advocate

Heard & Judgment on: November 24, 2025

DEBANGSU BASAK, J.:-

1. Appeal is at the behest of the State and its functionaries and directed

against the judgment and order dated May 22, 2024 passed in WPA 253

of 2021.

2. Learned Advocate appearing for the appellants submits that, the

impugned judgment and order notices (2024) 7 Supreme Court Cases

23 (Shento Varghese vs. Julfikar Husen and Others). However, learned Single Judge misapplied the ratio of such decision.

3. Learned Advocate appearing for the appellants submits that, five bank accounts (one current bank account and four savings bank accounts) of the private respondent were seized by the Investigating Officer. It is alleged as against the appellants that, report under Section 102(3) of the C