Sl.No.

19.05.2025

29 WPA 22414 of 2023 Court No. 35 G.S.Das Majid Shekh -Vs-

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Mohinoor Rahaman Ms. Maria Rahaman … for the Petitioner(s)

Mr. K. J. Yusuf, ld. AGP Mr. Parikshit Goswami … for the State-respondent(s)

Mr. Rudradipta Nandy Mr. Iqbal Kabir … for the CID Report submitted by the Special Superintendent of Police (North) (IO), Siliguri, CID, West Bengal reflects that the stone chips loaded on the truck bearing registration No. JH 16F/2454 was procured lawfully. There were anomalies found in the FIR which was detected in the CCTV footages. The documents relating to the truck were kept at the police station without maintaining any formalities and were handed over to the owner of the truck by the police when the former went to take back the truck after it was released by the learned Court.

The report also reflects that steps have been taken against the erring police officials.

So far as the police authorities are concerned, leave is sought for to submit a report in final form under Section 173 Cr.P.C.

Accordingly, the police authorities are directed to submit their report under Section 173 Cr.P.C. at the earliest. With the aforesaid observations, WPA 22414 of 2023 is disposed of.

Pending application(s), if any, is also disposed of.

Report so submitted be kept with the record.

Parties to act on a server copy of this order duly collected from the official website of the Hon’ble High Court, Calcutta.

(Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)