04. 04. 01.09.2026 (D/L) (D/L) CT. NO. 05 CT. NO. 05 (ARPAN-A.R.CT.) In The High Court at Calcutta CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT Jurisdiction (Appellate Side) W.P.A. 21196 OF 2026 SHEIKH BUNTY HAQUE AND ANOTHER VS. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND OTHERS …………… Mr. Ayan Bhattacharya, Sr. Adv. Mr. Kushal Kumar Mukherjee, Adv. Mr. Arijit Bose, Adv. Mr. Satyam Pandey, Adv. Mr. Syed Imtiaz Hossain, Adv. …For Petitioners Mr. Indrajit Roy Chowdhury, AGP Mr. Partha Sarathi Basu, Adv. …For State 1. Matter is taken up for consideration when Mr. Ayan Bhattacharya, learned Senior Advocate representing petitioners prays for direction upon concerned police authority to inform number of criminal prosecutions which are pending against petitioners as on date apart from criminal prosecutions which are disclosed in this writ petition. 2. State respondents are represented by Mr. Indrajit Roy Chowdhury, learned Additional Government Pleader who on instruction submits that other criminal prosecutions might be pending under Barrackpore Police Commissionerate. 3. In view of submissions made on behalf of respective parties, Deputy Inspector General of Police (Legal), West Bengal is directed to intimate petitioners number of criminal prosecutions and particulars thereof pending against them as on date by fortnight from date. 4. Leave is granted to learned advocate representing petitioners to amend cause title of this writ petition [2] and array Deputy Inspector General of Police (Legal), West Bengal as additional respondent in course of this day. 5. However, service of notice upon additional respondent stands dispensed with since State respondents are represented by learned Additional Government Pleader. 6. Writ petition stands disposed of. 7. Parties to act on the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this court. (SAUGATA BHATTACHARYYA, J.)