08 10.07.2026 Court No.05 pg. IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE WPA 14710 of 2026 India’s Queen Tea -versus The State of West Bengal & Ors. Mr. Akash Dutta Mr. Manish Biswas … For the petitioner Mr. Suryaneel Das, Ld. AGP Ms. Suchitra Sinha Chatterjee Ms. Adriskata Chakraborty … For the State 1. Affidavit of service filed on behalf of petitioner is taken on record. 2. Learned advocate representing petitioner submits that accused persons cheated petitioner on the false pretext of facilitating petitioner to obtain loan. Petitioner with expectation that he would obtain loan, paid money to accused persons time to time but ultimately loan could not be sanctioned resulting in filing of complaint which gave rise to a criminal prosecution, being Bizpur Police Station Case No.150 of 2025 dated 3rd August, 2025 under certain provisions of BNS. Learned advocate representing petitioner expresses dissatisfaction with regard to progress made in the investigation of aforesaid criminal prosecution and prayer is made in this writ petition for directing the investigating agency to take necessary steps to complete investigation. 2 3. Mr. Das, learned Additional Government Pleader representing State respondents has filed a communication dated 7th July, 2026 of Officer-in- Charge of Bizpur Police Station and same is taken on record. Copy of the said communication dated 7th July, 2026 is made over to learned advocate representing petitioner. 4. It is disclosed in the said communication that for a period of five years from 2020 to 2025, petitioner went on paying sum to accused persons with expectation to obtain loan and subsequently found that he was cheated. It is submitted on behalf of State respondents that at the time of lodging complaint in 2025, valuable time passed away. However, on drawing of FIR, aforesaid criminal prosecution was initiated and steps taken by the investigating agency in connection with aforesaid criminal prosecution are disclosed in the communication dated 7th July, 2026. 5. As criminal prosecution was initiated by registering FIR on 3rd August, 2025, investigating agency is directed to expedite the investigation and submit report before the jurisdictional Magistrate at an early date. 6. However, this order shall not preclude petitioner to approach the jurisdictional Magistrate, if occasion so arises. 7. Writ petition stands disposed of. 3 8. All parties shall act on the basis of a server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. (Saugata Bhattacharyya, J.)