27.08.2026 154 Court No. 05 (DL) (Suvendu Mukherjee) IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction (APPELLATE SIDE) WPA 4844 of 2026 Sipra Bhowmick –Versus – The State of West Bengal & Ors. Mr. Moyukh Mukherjee Mr. Akash Sarkar ….for the petitioners Mr. Suryaneel Das, Ld. AGP Mr. Ranjan Kumar Sinha Mr. Koushik Roy ….for the State respondents Mr. Supriyo Das …for the respondent nos. 6 & 7 1) Mr. Das, learned Additional Government Pleader representing State respondents files a communication dated 24th August, 2026 of Officer-in-Charge, Halisahar Police Station and same is taken on record. Copies of said communication are made over to learned advocates representing petitioner and respondent nos. 6 and 7. 2) Mr. Mukherjee, learned advocate representing petitioner submits that petitioner is senior citizen and residing at her own residence but she is subjected to torture and ill-treatment at the instance of respondent nos. 6 and 7 who are son and daughter-in-law of petitioner. 3) Since petitioner is a senior citizen and it is alleged that she is being tortured and ill-treated by respondent 2 nos. 6 and 7, Officer-in-Charge of Halisahar Police Station being respondent no. 5 is directed to extend protection to petitioner, if occasion so arises. Petitioner shall also be at liberty to approach jurisdictional authority under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 in pursuit of remedy. 4) Writ petition stands disposed of. 5) All parties shall act on the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. (Saugata Bhattacharyya, J.)