2026 INSC 20 NON-REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA INHERENT JURISDICTION CONTEMPT PETITION (CIVIL) NO(S). OF 2026 (DIARY NO(S). 18826 OF 2025)

IN SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (Civil) No (s). 14355 of 2021 GURUPADA BERA & ORS. ….PETITIONER(S)

VERSUS BINOD KUMAR & ORS.

….RESPONDENT(S)/ALLEGED CONTEMNOR(S)

WITH CONTEMPT PETITION (CIVIL) NO(S). OF 2026 ( DIARY NO(S). 20310/2025) IN SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (Civil) No (s). 2809 of

2021 CONTEMPT PETITION (CIVIL) NO(S). OF 2026 ( DIARY NO(S). 23548/2025) IN SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (Civil) No (s). 2809 of

2021 CONTEMPT PETITION (CIVIL) NO(S). OF 2026 ( DIARY NO(S). 24482/2025 ) IN SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (Civil) No (s). 2809 of Signature Not Verified 2021 SONIA BHASIN Date: 2026.01.10 Reason:

J U D G M E N T Mehta, J.

1. Heard.

2. The present batch of four contempt petitions has been instituted by the contempt petitioners1 alleging non-compliance of the directions issued by this Court vide order dated 16^th July, 2024, passed in SLP (C) No. 14355 of 2021 and SLP (C) No. 2809 of 2021, titled as The State of West Bengal and Ors. v. Anirban Ghosh and Ors., preferred by the State of West Bengal assailing the judgment and order dated 3^rd September, 2020, re